armselig
German, adjective/ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç/
armselig is spelled A-R-M-S-E-L-I-G (8 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written German, the 25,938th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Armselig is a German adjective meaning “abject, pathetic, paltry, miserable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wegen materieller Armut karg, elend, ärmlich”.
What does armselig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
abject, pathetic, paltry, miserable
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. wegen materieller Armut karg, elend, ärmlich 2. als jämmerlich, gering, unzureichend wahrgenommen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of armselig
- armseliger masculine nominative singular
- am armseligsten superlative
- armselige feminine nominative singular
- armseliges neuter nominative singular
- armseligen genitive masculine singular
- armseligem dative masculine singular
- der armselige definite includes-article masculine
- die armselige definite feminine includes-article
- das armselige definite includes-article neuter
- die armseligen definite includes-article nominative
- des armseligen definite genitive includes-article
- der armseligen definite feminine genitive
- dem armseligen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce armselig?
- /ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç/
- /ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪk/
- [ˈaʁmˌzeːlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to armselig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is armselig in German?
armselig appears 1.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).