German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Spitze +‎ -n- +‎ -mäßig

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌmɛːsɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌmeːsɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌmɛːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: spit‧zen‧mä‧ßig
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Adjective edit

spitzenmäßig (strong nominative masculine singular spitzenmäßiger, comparative spitzenmäßiger, superlative am spitzenmäßigsten)

  1. excellent, first class

Declension edit