ordnungsgemäß

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ordnung +‎ -s- +‎ gemäß.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʁdnʊŋsɡəˌmɛːs/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ɡəˌmeːs/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: ord‧nungs‧ge‧mäß

Adjective

ordnungsgemäß (strong nominative masculine singular ordnungsgemäßer, not comparable)

  1. due; duly
    Synonyms: regelmäßig, ordnungsmäßig, vorschriftsmäßig
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      [] zart und frisch, mit reinlichen Wolken am hellblauen Himmel und mäßigem Sonnenschein über Hängen und Tal, die wieder ein ordnungsgemäßes Sommergrün angenommen hatten, da der Neuschnee denn doch zu raschem Versickern verurteilt gewesen war.
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