schleunig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sliunec (hastily), from Old High German sliumo, sniumo (immediately, literally moving quickly), from or related to Proto-West Germanic *sniumijan (to hurry). The -l/n replacement seems to have been produced by assimilation on account of the suffix -n.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlɔɪ̯nɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: schleu‧nig

Adjective

schleunig (strong nominative masculine singular schleuniger, comparative schleuniger, superlative am schleunigsten)

  1. speedy, quick, rapid, prompt

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