öffentlich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German offanlīh (“open, public”) and offanlīhho (“openly, publicly”). Equivalent to offen +‎ -lich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈœfəntlɪç/, [ˈœfn̩tlɪç]
  • (file)

Adjective

öffentlich (strong nominative masculine singular öffentlicher, comparative öffentlicher, superlative am öffentlichsten)

  1. public
    Synonyms: die Allgemeinheit betreffend, für die Allgemeinheit bestimmt
    Antonyms: persönlich, privat, nichtöffentlich, geheim

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Danish: offentlig
  • Norwegian:
    → Norwegian Bokmål: offentlig
    → Norwegian Nynorsk: offentleg
  • → Swedish: offentlig

Further reading

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