hüftsteif
German, adjective/ˈhʏftˌʃtaɪ̯f/
hüftsteif is a German adjective meaning “stiff and awkward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “steif und oft unbeholfen bei Bewegungen in der Hüfte”.
What does hüftsteif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stiff and awkward
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. steif und oft unbeholfen bei Bewegungen in der Hüfte 2. hinsichtlich des Verhaltens verkrampft
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 hüftsteif
- hüftsteifer masculine nominative singular
- am hüftsteifsten superlative
- hüftsteife feminine nominative singular
- hüftsteifes neuter nominative singular
- hüftsteifen genitive masculine singular
- hüftsteifem dative masculine singular
- der hüftsteife definite includes-article masculine
- die hüftsteife definite feminine includes-article
- das hüftsteife definite includes-article neuter
- die hüftsteifen definite includes-article nominative
- des hüftsteifen definite genitive includes-article
- der hüftsteifen definite feminine genitive
- dem hüftsteifen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hüftsteif?
- /ˈhʏftˌʃtaɪ̯f/
- [ˈhʏftˌʃtaɪ̯f]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.