wahrhaftig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?]; wahrhaft +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: wahr‧haf‧tig

Adjective

wahrhaftig (strong nominative masculine singular wahrhaftiger, not comparable)

  1. true, real, veracious

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

wahrhaftig

  1. really, actually

Further reading

  • wahrhaftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wahrhaftig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon