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German
Etymology
From Middle High German ; wahrhaft + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /vaːɐ̯ˈhaftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: wahr‧haf‧tig
Adjective
wahrhaftig (strong nominative masculine singular wahrhaftiger, not comparable)
- true, real, veracious
Declension
Positive forms of wahrhaftig (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Adverb
wahrhaftig
- really, actually
Further reading
- “wahrhaftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “wahrhaftig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon