German edit

Etymology edit

From vor- +‎ Sicht +‎ -ig. Compare Dutch voorzichtig, English foresighty.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: vor‧sich‧tig

Adjective edit

vorsichtig (strong nominative masculine singular vorsichtiger, comparative vorsichtiger, superlative am vorsichtigsten)

  1. deliberate (not hasty or sudden); careful, cautious, wary, circumspect
    vorsichtige Schätzungconservative/modest estimate

Declension edit

Adverb edit

vorsichtig

  1. carefully

Further reading edit