-lastig

German

Etymology

Last +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlastɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlastɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

• Audio

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Suffix

-lastig

1. heavy, weighted towards an end

   ‎Kopf (“head”) + ‎-lastig → ‎kopflastig (“top-heavy”)

   ‎Heck (“back of a vehicle”) + ‎-lastig → ‎hecklastig (“heavier at the back”)

2. (figuratively) laden with something, -heavy

   ‎Wort (“word”) + ‎-lastig → ‎wortlastig (“wordy”)

   ‎Theorie (“theory”) + ‎-lastig → ‎theorielastig (“theory-heavy”)

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -lastig

Further reading

• “-lastig” in Duden online