Polyglot Dictionary

bewegungsarm

/bəˈveːɡʊŋsˌʔaɐ̯m/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. sedentary, lacking physical activity

    Built from Bewegung (movement) + -arm (poor in, lacking — a productive German suffix, as in wasserarm, "low in water"; not the noun Arm, "arm", despite the spelling).

Made of

  • Bewegungs movement
  • arm poor in, lacking (suffix)

Usage notes

Zusammengesetztes Adjektiv ("wenig Bewegung"); gebräuchlich in medizinischen/gesundheitlichen Kontexten.

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