öffentlich

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German , from Old High German offanlīh (open, public) and offanlīhho (openly, publicly). Equivalent to offen +‎ -lich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈœfəntlɪç/,
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Adjective

öffentlich (strong nominative masculine singular öffentlicher, comparative öffentlicher, superlative am öffentlichsten)

  1. public
    Synonyms: die Allgemeinheit betreffend, für die Allgemeinheit bestimmt
    Antonyms: persönlich, privat, nichtöffentlich, geheim

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Descendants

  • Danish: offentlig
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: offentlig
    Norwegian Nynorsk: offentleg
  • Swedish: offentlig

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