nachhaltig
German
editEtymology
editFrom nachhalten (“to last, to keep”) + -ig.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file) - IPA(key): /ˈnaːxhaltɪɡ/
- (Standard, North and Central Germany) IPA(key): [ˈnäːxhältʰɪç], [ˈnɑːxhaltʰɪç], [ˈnäːχhältʰɪç], [ˈnɑːχhaltʰɪç]
- (Standard, Southern Germany) IPA(key): [ˈnäːxhältʰik]
- (Switzerland) IPA(key): [ˈnɑːχhɑltiɡ̊]
- Hyphenation: nach‧hal‧tig
Adjective
editnachhaltig (strong nominative masculine singular nachhaltiger, comparative nachhaltiger, superlative am nachhaltigsten)
- long-term, sustainable, permanent, ongoing, lasting
- Dies ist keine nachhaltige Lösung des Problems.
- This is not a long-term solution to the problem.
Declension
editPositive forms of nachhaltig
Comparative forms of nachhaltig
Superlative forms of nachhaltig
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “nachhaltig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “nachhaltig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “nachhaltig” in Duden online