Möglichkeit

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German mügelichheit, mügelichkeit. By surface analysis, möglich (“possible”) +‎ -keit (“-ness, -ity”). Compare Alemannic German Möglichkeit, Luxembourgish Méiglechkeet, Dutch mogelijkheid, Swedish möjlighet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmøːklɪçˌkaɪ̯t/,
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  • Hyphenation: Mög‧lich‧keit

Noun

Möglichkeit f (genitive Möglichkeit, plural Möglichkeiten)

  1. possibility, likelihood
    Das wäre bestimmt eine Möglichkeit.
    That would definitely be a possibility.
  2. option, choice
    Du musst zwischen diesen beiden Möglichkeiten wählen.
    You must choose between these two options.

Declension

Declension of Möglichkeit
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Möglichkeit die Möglichkeiten
genitive einer der Möglichkeit der Möglichkeiten
dative einer der Möglichkeit den Möglichkeiten
accusative eine die Möglichkeit die Möglichkeiten

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