German

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Etymology

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Flug (flight, flying) +‎ unfähig (unable)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfluːkˌʊnfɛːɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʊnfeːɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌʊnfɛːɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: flug‧un‧fä‧hig

Adjective

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flugunfähig (strong nominative masculine singular flugunfähiger, not comparable)

  1. (ornithology) flightless
  2. (aviation) unairworthy

Declension

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Further reading

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