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German
Etymology
groß (“large, grand”) + zügig (“quick, swift (lit. "pulling")”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌt͡syːɡɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌt͡syːɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: groß‧zü‧gig
Adjective
großzügig (strong nominative masculine singular großzügiger, comparative großzügiger, superlative am großzügigsten)
- generous (of people or a gift, donation, support, etc.)
Danke für Ihre großzügige Spende.- Thank you for you generous donation.
- großzügiges Angebot. ― generous offer.
- tolerant, open-minded, broad-minded (of people)
Declension
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Derived terms
Adverb
großzügig
- generously
- großzügig unterstützen. ― to generously support.
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