müßig

German

Alternative forms
  • müssig

Etymology

From Middle High German müeʒec, müeʒic, from Old High German muoʒīg (8th century).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: mü‧ßig

Adjective

müßig (strong nominative masculine singular müßiger, comparative müßiger, superlative am müßigsten)

  1. idle
  2. pointless
    eine müßige Frage ― a pointless question

Declension

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Derived terms

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