verständlich
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verstentlich, from Old High German firstantantlīh, from firstantan, from Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to verstehen + -lich. By surface analysis, Verstand + -lich.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]verständlich (strong nominative masculine singular verständlicher, comparative verständlicher, superlative am verständlichsten)
- understandable, comprehensible
- Antonym: unverständlich
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verständlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verständlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verständlich” in Duden online
- “verständlich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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