German edit

Etymology edit

By surface analysis, schwer +‎ wiegen +‎ -end.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩t/
  • (file)

Adjective edit

schwerwiegend (strong nominative masculine singular schwerwiegender, comparative schwerwiegender, superlative am schwerwiegendsten)

  1. grave, severe
    ein schwerwiegender Fehlera serious mistake

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Further reading edit