eingefleischt
German
Etymology
From Middle High German īngevleischet, past participle of īnvleischen (“to make flesh; to make incarnate”), a loan translation of Latin incarnō (“I become incarnate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌflaɪ̯ʃt/
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Adjective
eingefleischt (strong nominative masculine singular eingefleischter, comparative eingefleischter, superlative am eingefleischtesten)
- inveterate, dyed-in-the-wool, ingrained, chronic
- ein eingefleischter Raucher ― an inveterate smoker
Declension
Positive forms of eingefleischt
Comparative forms of eingefleischt
Superlative forms of eingefleischt
Further reading
- “eingefleischt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “eingefleischt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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