befindlich
German
Etymology
From Middle High German bevindelich. Equivalent to befinden + -lich.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
befindlich (strong nominative masculine singular befindlicher, not comparable)
- (obsolete) perceptible, sensible, perceivable
- located, situated
- (especially literary) Used with an adverbial as a paraphrase of the uncommon present participle seiend.
- ein im Bau befindliches Haus ― a house under construction
- ein in allgemeinem Gebrauch befindlicher Ausdruck ― a term that is in general use
Usage notes
Sense 1 is obsolete since the 18th century, but is still present in the derived term Befindlichkeit.
Declension
Positive forms of befindlich (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “befindlich” in Duden online
- “befindlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache