ohrenbetäubend

== German == === Etymology === From Ohr +‎ -en- +‎ betäubend, literally “ear-deafening, ear-numbing”. (The verb is used here in its obsolete sense “to deafen”, but it can also be read with the modern sense “to numb”.) Compare Dutch oorverdovend. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːʁənbəˌtɔʏ̯bənt/, /ˌoːʁənbəˈtɔʏ̯bənt/ === Adjective === ohrenbetäubend (strong nominative masculine singular ohrenbetäubender, comparative ohrenbetäubender, superlative am ohrenbetäubendsten) deafening (very loud) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ohrenbetäubend” in Duden online