See also: bedürftig

German

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Etymology

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From bedürftig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdʏʁftɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /beˈdʏʁftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧dürft‧ig

Suffix

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-bedürftig

  1. Forms adjectives denoting the need of something.
    Hilfe (help)hilfsbedürftig (needy)
    Erklärung (explanation)erklärungsbedürftig (in need of explanation)
    Schutz (protection)schutzbedürftig (in need of protection)

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • -bedürftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache