hemdsärmelig

German

Etymology

Hemdsärmel + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛmt͡sˌʔɛʁməlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʔɛʁməlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hemds‧är‧me‧lig

Adjective

hemdsärmelig (strong nominative masculine singular hemdsärmeliger, not comparable)

  1. shirt-sleeved (wearing only a shirt)
    Synonym: in Hemdsärmeln
  2. (colloquial, by extension) casual
    eine hemdsärmelige Art(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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