arbeitsunfähig

German

Etymology

From Arbeit (work) + -s- + unfähig (incapable).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t͡sˌʔʊnfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʔʊnfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʔʊnfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧beits‧un‧fä‧hig

Adjective

arbeitsunfähig (strong nominative masculine singular arbeitsunfähiger, not comparable)

  1. unfit for work
  2. unable to work

Declension

Further reading

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