-mäßig

See also: massig, mäßig, and -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

  1. -like (having some of the characteristics of)
  2. -wise (with respect to, concerning)

Usage notes

  • Like its English equivalent, German -mäßig is very productive particularly in informal language.

Derived terms