republikflüchtig
German
editEtymology
editFrom Republik (“republic”) + flüchtig (“fugitive, fleeing”) or Republikflucht (“attempt to leave from the GDR”) + -ig (adjective suffix)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˌʁepuˈbliːkˌflʏçtɪç/
- IPA(key): /ˌʁepuˈbliːkˌflʏçtɪk/ (Austria, Southern Germany)
- Hyphenation: re‧pu‧blik‧flüch‧tig
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Adjective
editrepublikflüchtig (strong nominative masculine singular republikflüchtiger, not comparable)
- (historical) having emigrated (or attempted to emigrate) from East Germany without permission
Declension
editPositive forms of republikflüchtig (uncomparable)
Further reading
edit- “republikflüchtig” in Duden online
- “republikflüchtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache