eilig

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German īlig, from Old High German īlīg, from Proto-West Germanic *īlīg. Equivalent to Eile +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯lɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯lɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: ei‧lig === Adjective === eilig (strong nominative masculine singular eiliger, comparative eiliger, superlative am eiligsten) speedy, hasty eine eilige Abreise ― a hasty departure eine eilige Flucht ― a hasty flight urgent Ist es eilig? ― Is it urgent? eine eilige Nachricht ― an urgent message es eilig haben ― to be in a hurry, to be in a rush Er hat es eilig. ― He is in a hurry. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ("speedy"): schnell, rasch, hastig ("urgent"): dringend, vordringlich, unaufschiebbar === Further reading === “eilig” in Duden online