ansichtig

German

Etymology

Ansicht +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanzɪçtɪç/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈanzɪçtɪk/
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Adjective

ansichtig (indeclinable, predicative only)

  1. (literary) aware of, noticing [with genitive ‘someone/something’]
    Synonym: gewahr
    jemandes ansichtig werden ― to catch sight of someone, to become aware of someone
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 190:
      Hans Castorp nahm seine Züge zusammen, – hatte es schon getan, als er des Italieners nur ansichtig geworden war.
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Declension

Indeclinable, predicative-only.

Further reading

  • “ansichtig” in Duden online
  • “ansichtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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