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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German ungefähr.
Adverb
ungefähr
- (humorous) approximately
1897, Aage Rolf Ibsen, Frøken student: en fortaelling:... saadan ungefähr var det, De udtrykte Dem ...- something like that is the manner in which you expressed yourself ...
2013, Martin Kongstad, Fryser jeg, Art People, →ISBN:En electronicaduo spillede som regel kun eet sæt, tre kvarter plus det løse, ungefähr, ...- An electronica duo usually only played one set, three quarters plus the loose thing(s), approximately, ...
2014, Hans T. Nielsen, Tom Nolting - mod alle odds: BIND II, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 275:Jeg blev indkvarteret på et lækkert hotel ungefähr midt mellem Trafalgar Square og Piccadilly Circus, ...- I was quartered in a nice hotel about right between Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus, ...
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ân gevœre, mostly Middle High German ân gevœrde (“without evil intention, without deceit”). Equivalent to ohne (“without”) + Gefahr (“threat, danger, peril”).[1] Cognate with Dutch ongeveer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnɡəfɛːɐ̯/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈʊnɡəfeːɐ̯/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: un‧ge‧fähr
Adjective
ungefähr (strong nominative masculine singular ungefährer, not comparable)
- approximate
Declension
Positive forms of ungefähr (uncomparable)
Adverb
ungefähr
- about
- approximately
- Wie viel kostet das ungefähr? ― How much does it cost approximately?
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References
Further reading
- “ungefähr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ungefähr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon