vorsichtig

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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• Hyphenation: vor‧sich‧tig

Adjective

vorsichtig (comparative vorsichtiger, superlative am vorsichtigsten)

1. deliberate (not hasty or sudden); careful, cautious, wary, circumspect

Adverb

vorsichtig

1. carefully

Further reading

• “vorsichtig” in Duden online