German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhɛsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhɛsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧häs‧sig

Adjective

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gehässig (strong nominative masculine singular gehässiger, comparative gehässiger, superlative am gehässigsten)

  1. spiteful, hateful, mean

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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