jagdbar

German

Alternative forms

  • jagbar (nonce formation, otherwise obsolete)

Etymology

17th-century alteration of the older variant above, itself from Middle High German jagebære. By surface analysis, Jagd (hunt) +‎ -bar and jagen (to hunt) +‎ -bar, respectively.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːktbaːr/, [ˈjaːktˌbaː(ɐ̯)], [-ˌbaːʁ], (northern also) /ˈja(ː)xt-/, [ˈjaχt-], [ˈjaːχt-]
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Adjective

jagdbar (strong nominative masculine singular jagdbarer, not comparable)

  1. (hunting) able to be legally hunted
    Synonym: bejagbar

Declension

Derived terms

  • Jagdbarkeit
  • unjagdbar

Further reading

  • jagdbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • jagdbar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon