ohnmächtig

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German ōnmehtig, ōmehtig, a variant of earlier ānmehtic, from Old High German āmahtīg. By surface analysis, ohne +‎ -mächtig or Ohnmacht +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːnˌmɛçtɪç/ (Germany)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈoːnˌmɛçtɪk/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: ohn‧mäch‧tig

Adjective

ohnmächtig (strong nominative masculine singular ohnmächtiger, comparative ohnmächtiger, superlative am ohnmächtigsten)

  1. (medicine) unconscious (Having lost consciousness for a short time as in ohnmächtig werden ("to faint, to pass out").)
  2. powerless, helpless

Declension

Derived terms

  • Ohnmächtigkeit

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