German

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Etymology

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Schlaks +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaːksɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaːksɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: schlak‧sig

Adjective

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schlaksig (strong nominative masculine singular schlaksiger, comparative schlaksiger, superlative am schlaksigsten)

  1. lanky, gangling

Declension

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Further reading

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