gütig

German

Etymology

Güte (“kindness”) +‎ -ig. Cognate with Dutch goedig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡyːtɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡyːtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: gü‧tig

Adjective

gütig (comparative gütiger, superlative am gütigsten)

1. kind, gracious, benign, benevolent

Derived terms

• gütigen
• Gütigkeit
• gütiglich

Related terms

• Güte
• gütlich

Further reading

• “gütig” in Duden online