notwendig
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An early modern German formation: Not (“need”) + wendig (“maneuverable, agile”), originally “necessary to avert the distress”, compare die Not abwenden.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈnoːtˌvɛndɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːtˌvɛndɪk/ (most southern German, Austrian, and Swiss speakers)
Audio (Austria): (file)
Adjective
[edit]notwendig (strong nominative masculine singular notwendiger, comparative notwendiger, superlative am notwendigsten)
- necessary; essential; indispensable [with für (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
Declension
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