regelmäßig
See also: regelmässig and regelmæssig
German
Alternative forms
- regelmässig (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁeːɡəlˌmɛːsɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany)
- IPA(key): /-ˌmeːsɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /-ˌmɛːsɪk/ (alternatively in Switzerland and south-western Germany)
- IPA(key): /-ˌmeːsɪk/ (alternatively in Bavaria and Austria)
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- Hyphenation: re‧gel‧mä‧ßig
Adjective
regelmäßig (strong nominative masculine singular regelmäßiger, comparative regelmäßiger, superlative am regelmäßigsten)
- regular; according to the rule; expected; not forming an exception
- regular; steady; even; with its components in proportion
- regular; periodic; happening at constant intervals; frequent
- in regelmäßigen Abständen ― at regular intervals
Declension
Positive forms of regelmäßig
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Derived terms
See also
Adverb
regelmäßig
- regularly, periodically, on a regular basis, routinely in regelmäßigen Abständen
Further reading
- “regelmäßig” in Duden online
- “regelmäßig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache