baldmöglichst

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bald (“soon”) +‎ möglich (“possible”) +‎ -st (superlative ending).

Constructs of this kind usually take the superlative ending on the first component. Compare the related terms below, for which the variants frühmöglichst, schnellmöglichst are attested, but uncommon. The reverse tendency in the case of baldmöglichst probably has to do with the fact that a superlative am *baldesten does not exist.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baltˈmøːk.lɪçst/, (northern also) /-ˈmøːç-/
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Adverb

baldmöglichst

  1. as soon as possible
    Synonyms: so bald wie möglich, möglichst bald

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