schwierig

From Middle High German swiric, sweric (“full of boils”), a derivative of Schwäre. Cognate to Dutch zwerig (“full of boils”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃviːrɪç/, [ˈʃʋiːʁɪç] (German standard)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʃviːrik/ (Austria, Switzerland; also southern Germany)

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• Rhymes: -iːrɪç, -iːrik

schwierig (strong nominative masculine singular schwieriger, comparative schwieriger, superlative am schwierigsten)

1. difficult, hard, challenging, tough

   Synonym: schwer

2. (of a person) difficult, prickly

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• Schwierigkeit
• schwären

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