gütig

German

Etymology

From Güte (kindness) +‎ -ig. Cognate with Dutch goedig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡyːtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡyːtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: gü‧tig

Adjective

gütig (strong nominative masculine singular gütiger, comparative gütiger, superlative am gütigsten)

  1. kind, gracious, benign, benevolent

Declension

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Further reading

  • gütig” in Duden online
  • gütig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache