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tüchtig.

able, competent, hard-working (of a worker, etc.)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈtʏç.tɪç]

  1. able, competent, hard-working (of a worker, etc.)

  2. big, significant, proper

    colloquial

  3. good, well-done, well-made

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German tühtec, from Old High German *tuhtig, from Proto-West Germanic *duhtīg. Cognate with Dutch duchtig (“considerable, large, sturdy, powerful”), English doughty, Danish dygtig (“virtuous, proficient”).

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