dürftig

Meaning

  1. meager, scanty, sparse
  2. tenuous
  3. poor; impoverished

Frequency

33k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

boofer

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gschmäggerlig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schmäggerlig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdʏʁftɪç/
Etymology

From Middle High German dürftic, from Old High German durftic, ultimately from the root of dürfen (“to be allowed”).

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