wirklich

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German

Etymology

From wirk(en) +‎ -lich. Cognate with Bavarian wirkli, wirkle, Hunsrik werklich and Dutch werkelijk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪʁklɪç/,
  • Hyphenation: wirk‧lich
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Adjective

wirklich (strong nominative masculine singular wirklicher, comparative wirklicher, superlative am wirklichsten)

  1. real
    Synonyms: echt, real
    Antonym: unwirklich

Declension

Related terms

Adverb

wirklich

  1. really, actually

Descendants

  • Kashubian: wirklich

Further reading

  • wirklich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wirklich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German wirklich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvʲirklʲix/
  • Syllabification: wirk‧lich

Adjective

wirklich (indeclinable)

  1. real, true, actual
    Synonym: echt

Adverb

wirklich (not comparable)

  1. really, actually

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “rzeczywiście”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • wirklich”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022