schlafmützig

German

Etymology

From Schlafmütze (slowpoke/slowcoach, sleepyhead) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaːfˌmʏtsɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlaːfˌmʏtsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: schlaf‧müt‧zig

Adjective

schlafmützig (strong nominative masculine singular schlafmütziger, comparative (uncommon) schlafmütziger, superlative (uncommon) am schlafmützigsten)

  1. (informal) sleepy, drowsy (of a person)

Declension

Derived terms

  • Schlafmützigkeit
  • Schlafmützigsein

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