-igkeit
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]-ig + -heit, analysable as -ig + -keit.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪçkaɪ̯t/ (Germany; less common in southern regiolects)
- IPA(key): /ɪkkaɪ̯t/, /ɪɡ̊kaɪ̯t/, /iɡ̊kaɪ̯t/ (most common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ɪɕkaɪ̯t/, /ɪʃkaɪ̯t/ (all central German dialects)
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Suffix
[edit]-igkeit f (genitive -igkeit, plural -igkeiten)
- forms (usually abstract) nouns from adjectives
- süß (“sweet”) + -igkeit → Süßigkeit (“sweetness, candy”)
- müde (“tired”) + -igkeit → Müdigkeit (“tiredness”)
- sinnlos (“meaningless”) + -igkeit → Sinnlosigkeit (“meaninglessness”)
- fehlerhaft (“faulty”) + -igkeit → Fehlerhaftigkeit (“faultiness”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used always with adjectives in -haft, -fest, and -los, sometimes with adjectives without other suffixes.
Declension
[edit]Declension of -igkeit [feminine]