genügsam

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See also: genugsam

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Partially from Middle High German genuhtsam, Old High German ginuhtsam from a noun ginuht f, but mostly secondarily after genugsam.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnyːkzaːm/, /ɡəˈnyːkzam/
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Adjective

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genügsam (strong nominative masculine singular genügsamer, comparative genügsamer, superlative am genügsamsten)

  1. Obsolete form of genugsam (sufficient).
  2. frugal, austere
  3. modest (in one’s demands), contented (with what one has)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • genügsam” in Duden online
  • genügsam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • genügsam” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon