mäßig

See also: massig, -mässig, and -mäßig

German

Alternative forms

• mässig (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg)

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German; equivalent to Maß +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːsɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western central Germany)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːsɪç/ (northern and eastern Germany)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛːsɪk/ (south-western Germany; Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːsɪk/ (south-eastern Germany; Austria)

Adjective

mäßig (comparative mäßiger, superlative am mäßigsten)

1. moderate, modest

Antonyms

• unmäßig

Derived terms

• Mäßigkeit

Related terms

• Maß
• regelmäßig
• übermäßig
• zweckmäßig

Further reading

• “mäßig” in Duden online