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German
Etymology
abhängen + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaphɛŋɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈaphɛŋɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: ab‧hän‧gig
Adjective
abhängig (strong nominative masculine singular abhängiger, comparative abhängiger, superlative am abhängigsten)
- (with von) dependent (on)
- Synonym: angewiesen (auf)
- (with von) addicted (to)
- Synonym: süchtig (nach)
Declension
Positive forms of abhängig
Comparative forms of abhängig
Superlative forms of abhängig
Derived terms
Further reading
- “abhängig” in Duden online
- “abhängig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache