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machtig.

powerful (having or capable of exerting power potency or influence)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɑx.təx/

  1. powerful (having or capable of exerting power potency or influence)

  2. heavy

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch magtech, from Old Dutch maghtig, from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg, from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. By surface analysis, macht + -ig. Compare German Low German machtig, German mächtig, West Frisian machtich, English mighty.

adv/ˈmɑx.təx/

  1. powerfully

  2. mighty, very

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch magtech, from Old Dutch maghtig, from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg, from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. By surface analysis, macht + -ig. Compare German Low German machtig, German mächtig, West Frisian machtich, English mighty.

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