fleißig

== German == === Alternative forms === fleissig (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) vleissig (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German vlīzic, vlīzec, from Old High German flīzīg. By surface analysis, Fleiß +‎ ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯sɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈflaɪ̯sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: flei‧ßig === Adjective === fleißig (strong nominative masculine singular fleißiger, comparative fleißiger, superlative am fleißigsten) diligent, hard-working, industrious, busy, assiduous, sedulous (by extension) studious ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== faul === Adverb === fleißig diligently, industriously, assiduously, sedulously studiously ==== Antonyms ==== faul === Further reading === “fleißig” in Duden online “fleißig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache