hörig

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hœrec (“obedient”), equivalent to hören (“to hear, listen, obey”) +‎ -ig. The historic sense after Middle Low German hōrich (“serfish”), derived from the same verb, but probably not (or not primarily) in the sense of “to obey”, but rather “to belong” (for which High German gehören and hence also gehörig in older German). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhøːʁɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈhøːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: hö‧rig === Adjective === hörig (strong nominative masculine singular höriger, comparative höriger, superlative am hörigsten) submissive; devout; dependent (especially emotionally and/or sexually, but also in other contexts) Synonyms: abhängig, devot, ergeben, fügsam, unterwürfig (historical) serf; serfish; in the state of serfdom (of a farmer who serves on a superior’s land and cannot leave) Synonym: leibeigen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Hörigkeit