German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian seccante.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zɛˈkant/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /sɛˈɡ̥ant/ (Austria, Southern Germany)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

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sekkant (strong nominative masculine singular sekkanter, comparative sekkanter, superlative am sekkantesten)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, dated anywhere else) obnoxious, annoying, pestering
    Synonyms: lästig, aufdringlich, penetrant, zudringlich

Declension

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Further reading

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