vorsichtig
German
Etymology
From vor- + Sicht + -ig. Compare Dutch voorzichtig, English foresighty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
audio (file) - Hyphenation: vor‧sich‧tig
Adjective
vorsichtig (strong nominative masculine singular vorsichtiger, comparative vorsichtiger, superlative am vorsichtigsten)
- deliberate (not hasty or sudden); careful, cautious, wary, circumspect
- vorsichtige Schätzung ― conservative/modest estimate
Declension
Positive forms of vorsichtig
Comparative forms of vorsichtig
Superlative forms of vorsichtig
Further reading
- “vorsichtig” in Duden online
- “vorsichtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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