eingefleischt

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German īngevleischet, past participle of īnvleischen (to make flesh; to make incarnate), a loan translation of Latin incarnō (I become incarnate).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nɡəˌflaɪ̯ʃt/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

eingefleischt (strong nominative masculine singular eingefleischter, comparative eingefleischter, superlative am eingefleischtesten)

  1. inveterate, dyed-in-the-wool, ingrained, chronic
    ein eingefleischter Raucheran inveterate smoker

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