durchlauchtig
German
Etymology
Durchlaucht (“serenity”) + -ig (“y”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʊɐ̯xˈlaʊ̯xtɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /dʊɐ̯xˈlaʊ̯xtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: durch‧lauch‧tig
Adjective
durchlauchtig (strong nominative masculine singular durchlauchtiger, comparative durchlauchtiger, superlative am durchlauchtigsten)
- (archaic) serene, illustrious (addressing a prince or other dignitary)
- 1789, Gottfried August Bürger, Der Bauer:
- An seinen Durchlauchtigen Tyrannen.¶ Wer bist du, Fürst, daß ohne Scheu / Zerrollen mich dein Wagenrad, / Zerschlagen darf dein Roß?
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Declension
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Derived terms
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Further reading
- “durchlauchtig” in Duden online
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