Polyglot Dictionary

kurzlebig

/ˈkʊʁtsleːbɪç/

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. short-lived

    Built from kurz (short) + leben (to live) + -ig (-y).

    • Diese Mode ist kurzlebig.

      This fashion is short-lived.

Made of

  • kurz short
  • leben to live
  • -ig -y

Similar words

vorübergehend

Kurzlebig is short-lived, not lasting long by nature; vorübergehend is temporary, implying it will pass or be replaced.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

efímero

efímero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "short-lived, ephemeral."

English

temporary

Close — short-lived relates to temporary.

Practice

1 What does kurzlebig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Diese Mode ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kurzlebig?

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