großzügig
German
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editEtymology
editgroß (“large, grand”) zügig (“quick, swift (lit. "pulling")”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌt͡syːɡɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌt͡syːɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: groß‧zü‧gig
Adjective
editgroßzügig (strong nominative masculine singular großzügiger, comparative großzügiger, superlative am großzügigsten)
- generous (of people or a gift, donation, support, etc.)
- Danke für Ihre großzügige Spende.
- Thank you for you generous donation.
- großzügiges Angebot. ― generous offer.
- tolerant, open-minded, broad-minded (of people)
Declension
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Derived terms
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editAdverb
editgroßzügig
- generously
- großzügig unterstützen. ― to generously support.