zweideutig

== German == === Etymology === zwei (“two”) +‎ deuten (“to interpret”, verb) +‎ -ig (adjectival suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡svaɪ̯ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /-ˌdɔɪ̯tɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: zwei‧deu‧tig === Adjective === zweideutig (strong nominative masculine singular zweideutiger, not comparable) (of a word or phrase) (literally) having two possible interpretations; ambiguous (specifically, informal) having a sexual secondary meaning; being a double entendre or innuendo ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “zweideutig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “zweideutig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon