zweideutig

German

Etymology

zwei (two) +‎ deuten (two interpret, verb) +‎ -ig (adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌdɔɪ̯tɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: zwei‧deu‧tig

Adjective

zweideutig (strong nominative masculine singular zweideutiger, not comparable) (of a word or phrase)

  1. (literally) having two possible interpretations; ambiguous
  2. (specifically, informal) having a sexual secondary meaning; being a double entendre or innuendo

Declension

Further reading

  • zweideutig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zweideutig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon