-halber

German

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-halber

1. Creates adverbs that give a reason or purpose.

   ‎Deutlichkeit (“clarity”) + ‎-halber → ‎deutlichkeitshalber (“for clarity”)

Usage notes

• The noun tends to take a linking -s before the suffix.
• Per se, this suffix has unlimited productivity in contemporary German, meaning that such adverbs can be formed from any noun defining a quality. However, some of these formations would not be considered standard usage.

Derived terms

• deutlichkeitshalber

Related terms

• halber
• sicherheitshalber
• vorsichtshalber

Further reading

• “-halber” in Duden online