elendig

From Middle Low German elendich, from Old Saxon elilendi. Cognate of German elend (“miserable”), Elend (“misery”) and Dutch ellende (“misery”).

• IPA^(key): [eˈlɛnˀd̥i]

elendig (neuter elendigt, plural and definite singular attributive elendige, comparative elendigere, superlative (predicative) elendigst, superlative (attributive) elendigste)

1. miserable, in a state of misery

• “elendig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Elend +‎ -ig

• IPA^(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪç] (standard)

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• IPA^(key): [ˈeːlɛndɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: elen‧dig

elendig (strong nominative masculine singular elendiger, comparative elendiger, superlative am elendigsten)

1. (regional) Synonym of elend

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• “elendig” in Duden online
• “elendig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Middle Low German elendich.

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1. miserable, wretched, rotten, terrible

• “elendig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German elendich.

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1. miserable, wretched, rotten, terrible

• “elendig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.