übermäßig

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

über- + mäßig or Übermaß + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐˌmɛːsɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌmeːsɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌmɛːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: über‧mä‧ßig

Adjective

übermäßig (strong nominative masculine singular übermäßiger, comparative übermäßiger, superlative am übermäßigsten)

  1. excessive, profuse

Declension

Derived terms

  • Übermäßigkeit

Further reading

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