German

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Etymology

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Bedacht +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧däch‧tig

Adjective

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bedächtig (strong nominative masculine singular bedächtiger, comparative bedächtiger, superlative am bedächtigsten)

  1. deliberate
  2. thoughtful, reflective

Declension

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Further reading

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  • bedächtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache