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wichtig
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Pronunciation
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Adjective
wichtig (comparative wichtiger, superlative wichtigst)
Descendants
- Negerhollands: wigtig
Further reading
German
Etymology
From the same root as Gewicht (“weight”) + -ig (“-y”), thus pertaining to wiegen (“to weigh”). See also gewichtig, a (formal or elevated) synonym of wichtig. Weight is often used as a metaphor for importance; compare German schwerwiegend (“serious, grave”), as well as English weighty, heavy.
Pronunciation
Adjective
wichtig (strong nominative masculine singular wichtiger, comparative wichtiger, superlative am wichtigsten)
- important, relevant, significant, weighty
- Antonym: unwichtig
Declension
Positive forms of wichtig
Comparative forms of wichtig
Superlative forms of wichtig
Derived terms
Further reading
- “wichtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “wichtig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “wichtig” in Duden online
- “wichtig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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