German

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Etymology

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Laune +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯nɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯nɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: lau‧nig

Adjective

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launig (strong nominative masculine singular launiger, comparative launiger, superlative am launigsten)

  1. humorous
  2. jocose
  3. whimsical

Declension

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Further reading

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