hellhörig

== German == === Etymology === From hell (“clear, bright”) +‎ hören (“to hear”) +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhɛlhøːʁɪç] (standard) IPA(key): [ˈhɛlhøːʁɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: hell‧hö‧rig === Adjective === hellhörig (strong nominative masculine singular hellhöriger, comparative hellhöriger, superlative am hellhörigsten) (of walls, apartments, etc.) poorly soundproofed, having thin walls 1934, Walther Kabel (as Max Schraut), Der Bluffer, Verlag moderner Lektüre, page 54: (mainly in certain idioms, see derived terms) alert, vigilant jemanden hellhörig machen ― to make someone alert () hellhörig werden ― to become alert (dated) having a keen ear, clairaudient ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Hellhörigkeit ==== Further reading ==== “hellhörig” in Duden online