gewaltig

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German giwaltīg, equivalent to Gewalt +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvaltɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvaltɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧wal‧tig
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Adjective

gewaltig (comparative gewaltiger, superlative am gewaltigsten)

  1. enormous, huge
  2. massive, mighty

Declension

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