begriffsstutzig

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Begriff (comprehension, understanding) +‎ stutzig (perplexed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡʁɪfsˌʃtʊt͡sɪç/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /beˈɡʁɪfsˌʃtʊt͡sɪk/, [b̥e-], [-ˈɡ̊ʁɪfs-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: be‧griffs‧stut‧zig

Adjective

begriffsstutzig (strong nominative masculine singular begriffsstutziger, comparative begriffsstutziger, superlative am begriffsstutzigsten)

  1. dense, slow, simple, obtuse, stupid

Declension

Derived terms

  • Begriffsstutzigkeit

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