säumig
German, adjective/ˈzɔɪ̯mɪç/
säumig is spelled S-Ä-U-M-I-G (6 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Säumig is a German adjective meaning “belated (later in relation to the proper time, especially of obligations such as payments)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen vereinbarten Termin überschreitend oder gefährdend”.
What does säumig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
belated (later in relation to the proper time, especially of obligations such as payments)
- 2
careless
Die Schule ist nicht in der Lage, die säumige Erziehung einiger Eltern auszugleichen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. einen vereinbarten Termin überschreitend oder gefährdend 2. etwas nicht genau nehmend
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 säumig
- säumiger masculine nominative singular
- am säumigsten superlative
- säumige feminine nominative singular
- säumiges neuter nominative singular
- säumigen genitive masculine singular
- säumigem dative masculine singular
- der säumige definite includes-article masculine
- die säumige definite feminine includes-article
- das säumige definite includes-article neuter
- die säumigen definite includes-article nominative
- des säumigen definite genitive includes-article
- der säumigen definite feminine genitive
- dem säumigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce säumig?
- /ˈzɔɪ̯mɪç/
- [ˈzɔɪ̯mɪç]
- [ˈzɔɪ̯mɪk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to säumig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is säumig in German?
säumig appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).