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etwa.

approximately

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɛtva/

  1. approximately

    Das Gebäude ist etwa 30 Meter hoch.

  2. for instance

    bei Behinderungen, etwa durch Sturmschäden

  3. by any chance, possibly

    Alle etwa anfallenden Zusatzkosten trägt der Auftraggeber.

  4. really; expresses surprise or the expectation of a negative answer

    modal
    Willst du etwa schon gehen?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German etwā, contraction of etewā (also eteswā), from Old High German edde(s)hwār (“somewhere”). For the first component compare etlich, etwas; the second is wo (“where”). A related formation was Middle High German ete(s)wanne, in which the second component is wann (“when”). It yielded modern etwan, which was displaced by the 19th century.

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