-bedürftig

See also: bedürftig

German

Etymology

From bedürftig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdʏʁftɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /beˈdʏʁftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧dürft‧ig

Suffix

-bedürftig

  1. Forms adjectives denoting the need of something.
    Hilfe (help)hilfsbedürftig (needy)
    Erklärung (explanation)erklärungsbedürftig (in need of explanation)
    Schutz (protection)schutzbedürftig (in need of protection)

Usage notes

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -bedürftig

Further reading

  • -bedürftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache