German

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Etymology

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hinfallen +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪnˌfɛlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪnˌfɛlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: hin‧fäl‧lig
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Adjective

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hinfällig (strong nominative masculine singular hinfälliger, comparative hinfälliger, superlative am hinfälligsten)

  1. decrepit, frail
  2. obsolete
  3. invalid

Declension

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Further reading

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  • hinfällig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • hinfällig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon