vorsichtig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From vor- +‎ Sicht +‎ -ig. Compare Dutch voorzichtig, English foresighty.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: vor‧sich‧tig

Adjective[edit]

vorsichtig (strong nominative masculine singular vorsichtiger, comparative vorsichtiger, superlative am vorsichtigsten)

  1. deliberate (not hasty or sudden); careful, cautious, wary, circumspect
    vorsichtige Schätzungconservative/modest estimate

Declension[edit]

Adverb[edit]

vorsichtig

  1. carefully

Further reading[edit]