befindlich
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German bevindelich. Equivalent to befinden + -lich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]befindlich (strong nominative masculine singular befindlicher, not comparable)
- (obsolete) perceptible, sensible, perceivable
- located, situated
- (especially literary) Used with an adverbial as a paraphrase of the uncommon present participle seiend.
- ein im Bau befindliches Haus ― a house under construction
- ein in allgemeinem Gebrauch befindlicher Ausdruck ― a term that is in general use
Usage notes
[edit]Sense 1 is obsolete since the 18th century, but is still present in the derived term Befindlichkeit.
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of befindlich (uncomparable)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “befindlich” in Duden online
- “befindlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- German terms suffixed with -lich
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