-tägig

German

Etymology

From Tag + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛːɡɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈteːɡɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛːɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: tä‧gig

Suffix

-tägig

  1. in compound words: days old
  2. in compound words: days lasting

Usage notes

  • If combined with a number written with digits, a hyphen may be used in the compound word (e.g. 3tägig or 3-tägig); if combined with a word, no hyphen is used (e.g. dreitägig). However, the spelling reform rules of 1996 etc. proscribe spellings like 3tägig and prescribe spellings like 3-tägig.

Derived terms

  • German terms suffixed with -tägig
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