genügsam

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See also: genugsam

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Partially from Middle High German genuhtsam, Old High German ginuhtsam from a noun ginuht f, but mostly secondarily after genugsam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnyːkzaːm/, /ɡəˈnyːkzam/
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Adjective

genügsam (strong nominative masculine singular genügsamer, comparative genügsamer, superlative am genügsamsten)

  1. Obsolete form of genugsam (sufficient).
  2. frugal, austere
  3. modest (in one’s demands), contented (with what one has)

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Further reading

  • genügsam” in Duden online
  • genügsam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • genügsam” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon