flüchtig

German

Etymology

Flucht +‎ -ig; cognate with Swedish flyktig

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflʏçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈflʏçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: flüch‧tig

Adjective

flüchtig (strong nominative masculine singular flüchtiger, comparative flüchtiger, superlative am flüchtigsten)

  1. fleeting
  2. superficial, hasty
  3. fugitive (fleeing)
  4. (chemistry) volatile

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “flüchtig” in Duden online
  • “flüchtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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