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German
Etymology
From Middle High German durchsihtec, from Old High German duruhsihtīg, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhsihtīg. By surface analysis, Durchsicht + -ig. Cognate with Dutch doorzichtig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌzɪçtɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌsɪçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: durch‧sich‧tig
Adjective
durchsichtig (strong nominative masculine singular durchsichtiger, comparative durchsichtiger, superlative am durchsichtigsten)
- transparent, translucent, sheer
- Synonyms: durchscheinend, transparent, transluzent
- Antonym: undurchsichtig
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