genügsam

See also: genugsam

German

Alternative forms

  • genügsahm, gnügsam, gnügsahm

Etymology

Partially from Middle High German genuhtsam, Old High German ginuhtsam from a noun ginuht f, but mostly secondarily after genugsam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈnyːkzaːm/, /ɡəˈnyːkzam/
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Adjective

genügsam (strong nominative masculine singular genügsamer, comparative genügsamer, superlative am genügsamsten)

  1. (pre-Classical) Alternative form of genugsam (sufficient)
  2. frugal, austere
  3. modest (in one’s demands), contented (with what one has)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • genügsam” in Duden online
  • genügsam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • genügsam” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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