-mäßig
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
mäßig as a suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːsɪç/ (western central Germany)
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- IPA(key): /ˈmeːsɪç/ (northern and eastern Germany)
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- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːsɪk/ (south-western Germany; Switzerland)
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- IPA(key): /ˈmeːsɪk/ (south-eastern Germany; Austria)
- Hyphenation: mä‧ßig
Suffix
-mäßig
Usage notes
- Like its English equivalent, German -mäßig is very productive particularly in informal language.
Derived terms
German terms suffixed with -mäßig