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mächtig.

powerful, mighty

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɛçtɪç/Germany/ˈmɛçtɪk/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland

  1. powerful, mighty

    Ist Deutschland ein mächtiges Land?

  2. capable, having command

    Er ist dieser Sprache nicht mächtig.

  3. intense; (adverbial) very, totally

    colloquial
    Er bekam einen mächtigen Wutanfall.

  4. very filling, heavy (of food)

    Germany · Western · including · regional
    Die Sahnetorte war mir zu mächtig.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German mähtec (mähtic, mehtec, mehtic), from Old High German mahtīg, mahtīc, from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg. Equivalent to Macht + -ig. Compare Dutch machtig, English mighty.

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