mühselig

German

Etymology

Equivalent to Mühe + selig.

Derived from Middle High German müesal (burden, vexation) , müejesalic, müesalic (tiring labor). From Old High German muosal.

Compare also armselig and trübselig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːˌzeːlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmyːˌzeːlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: müh‧se‧lig

Adjective

mühselig (strong nominative masculine singular mühseliger, comparative mühseliger, superlative am mühseligsten)

  1. laborious

Declension

Adverb

mühselig

  1. laboriously; with much effort
    mühselig laufen

Further reading

  • mühselig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • mühselig” in Duden online
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