saumselig

== German == === Alternative forms === saumsälig (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German sūmeselic. Equivalent to obsolete Saumsal (“neglect, tardiness”) +‎ -ig; the former from säumen (older also saumen) + -sal. Now sometimes associated with unrelated selig (“happy, carefree”), thus “neglect-happy” as it were. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈzaʊ̯mˌzeːlɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /-ˌzeːlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: saum‧se‧lig === Adjective === saumselig (strong nominative masculine singular saumseliger, comparative saumseliger, superlative am saumseligsten) (dated, higher register) tardy, dilatory, delinquent Synonym: säumig ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Saumseligkeit