Polyglot Dictionary

inbrünstig

/ˈɪnbʁʏnstɪç/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. fervent

    Built from in (in) + Brunst (heat) + -ig (-y).

    • Sie betete inbrünstig.

      She prayed fervently.

Made of

  • in in
  • Brunst heat
  • -ig -y

Similar words

inständig

inständig is more about urgent pleading, like an "inständige Bitte" (urgent request); inbrünstig is more about passionate, often religious or emotional, fervor.

Similar in other languages

French

fervent

fervent is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fervent."

Practice

1 What does inbrünstig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie betete ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches inbrünstig?

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