verschreibungspflichtig

German edit

Etymology edit

From Verschreibung (prescription) +‎ -pflichtig (obligatory).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋsˌp͡flɪçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌp͡flɪçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schrei‧bungs‧pflich‧tig

Adjective edit

verschreibungspflichtig (strong nominative masculine singular verschreibungspflichtiger, not comparable)

  1. prescription (which one needs a prescription to obtain)
    Synonym: rezeptpflichtig
    Antonyms: verschreibungsfrei, rezeptfrei

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