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-igkeit
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German
Etymology
From de -ig -heit, analysable as de -ig -keit.
Pronunciation
de /ɪçkaɪ̯t/ Germany; less common in southern regiolects
de /ɪkkaɪ̯t/ /ɪɡ̊kaɪ̯t/ /iɡ̊kaɪ̯t/ most common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
de /ɪɕkaɪ̯t/ /ɪʃkaɪ̯t/ all central German dialects
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--igkeit.wav
de De--igkeit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Suffix
f
forms (usually abstract) nouns from adjectives
de süß sweet Süßigkeit sweetness, candy
de müde tired Müdigkeit tiredness
de sinnlos meaningless Sinnlosigkeit meaninglessness
de fehlerhaft faulty Fehlerhaftigkeit faultiness
Usage notes
Used always with adjectives in de -haft, de -fest, and de -los, sometimes with adjectives without other suffixes.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de
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