zweckmäßig

See also: zweckmässig

German

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Etymology

Zweck + -mäßig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svɛkˌmɛːsɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌmeːsɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌmɛːsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: zweck‧mä‧ßig

Adjective

zweckmäßig (strong nominative masculine singular zweckmäßiger, comparative zweckmäßiger, superlative am zweckmäßigsten)

  1. expedient, appropriate

Declension

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