täglich

German

Alternative forms

  • teglich (older)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German tagelich, tegelich, from Old High German tagalīh. Equivalent to Tag +‎ -lich. Cognate with English daily.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛːklɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈteːklɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: täg‧lich

Adjective

täglich (strong nominative masculine singular täglicher, not comparable)

  1. daily
    • Vaterunser (Lord's Prayer, Our Father, paternoster):
      Unser täglich Brot gib uns heute
      Give us today our daily bread
      Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute
      Give us today our daily bread
    • 2016, tv14, Nr. 10/2016, 14. bis 27. Mai 2016, page 32:
      Wie gesund ist unser täglich Brot? [mixed declension nominative singular]
      How healthy is our daily bread?

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

täglich

  1. every day, quotidianly
    Synonym: jeden Tag
    einmal täglichonce per day

See also

Further reading

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