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genug.

enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

det/ɡəˈnuːk/standard/ɡəˈnʊx/
  1. enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of

    invariable
    Wir haben nicht genug Geld.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).

intj/ɡəˈnuːk/standard/ɡəˈnʊx/
  1. enough!

    Genug! Hör auf mit diesem Unsinn!
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).

adv/ɡəˈnuːk/standard/ɡəˈnʊx/
  1. enough, sufficiently, in an adequate way

    Die Kinder haben genug gespielt.
    Das Zimmer ist groß genug.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).

pron/ɡəˈnuːk/standard/ɡəˈnʊx/
  1. enough, an adequate number or amount

    invariable
    Das ist genug.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).

adj/ɡəˈnuːk/standard/ɡəˈnʊx/
  1. enough, sufficient, in an adequate way

    colloquial · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German genuoc, from Old High German ginuog, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz. Cognate with Dutch genoeg, Low German (ge)noog, English enough, West Frisian genôch, Danish nok, Swedish nog. Further Indo-European cognates: Latin nancīscor (“to get, to obtain”), Slovene nesti (“to carry”), Albanian kënaq (“to satisfy”).

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