vorläufig
German
Etymology
vorlaufen (“to go before”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯lɔɪ̯fɪç/ (standard)
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯lɔɪ̯fɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: vor‧läu‧fig
Adjective
vorläufig (strong nominative masculine singular vorläufiger, not comparable)
- preliminary
- vorläufige Ergebnisse. ― preliminary results.
- provisional, temporary, interim, tentative, for the time being
Declension
Positive forms of vorläufig (uncomparable)
Derived terms
- Vorläufigkeit (“provisionality”)