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dürftig

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dürftic, from Old High German durftic, ultimately from the root of dürfen (to be allowed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏʁftɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʏʁftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: dürf‧tig

Adjective

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dürftig (strong nominative masculine singular dürftiger, comparative dürftiger, superlative am dürftigsten)

  1. meager, scanty, sparse
  2. tenuous
  3. poor; impoverished

Declension

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Further reading

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