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großzügig

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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groß (large, grand) +‎ zügig (quick, swift (lit. "pulling")).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁoːsˌt͡syːɡɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌt͡syːɡɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: groß‧zü‧gig

Adjective

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großzügig (strong nominative masculine singular großzügiger, comparative großzügiger, superlative am großzügigsten)

  1. generous (of people or a gift, donation, support, etc.)
    Danke für Ihre großzügige Spende.
    Thank you for you generous donation.
    großzügiges Angebot.generous offer.
  2. tolerant, open-minded, broad-minded (of people)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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großzügig

  1. generously
    großzügig unterstützen.to generously support.

Further reading

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