German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡəvɛɐ̯tɪç/, /ˈɡəvɛɐ̯tɪk/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧wär‧tig
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Etymology 1

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gewarten +‎ -ig, occasionally already Middle High German gewertec.

Adjective

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gewärtig (strong nominative masculine singular gewärtiger, comparative gewärtiger, superlative am gewärtigsten)

  1. (formal) in expectation [with genitive ‘of’]
Declension
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gewärtig

  1. singular imperative of gewärtigen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of gewärtigen

Further reading

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