gewaltig

German

Etymology

From Old High German giwaltīg, equivalent to Gewalt + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvaltɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈvaltɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧wal‧tig

Adjective

gewaltig (strong nominative masculine singular gewaltiger, comparative gewaltiger, superlative am gewaltigsten)

  1. enormous, huge
    gewaltiger Fortschritt.huge step forward.
  2. massive, mighty

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • gewaltig” in Duden online
  • gewaltig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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