gegebenenfalls

== German == === Alternative forms === ggf., ggfls. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Univerbation of gegebenen (“given”) +‎ Falls (“case”), originally an adverbial genitive. Compare andernfalls. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈɡeː.bə.nənˌfals/ Hyphenation: ge‧ge‧be‧nen‧falls === Adverb === gegebenenfalls possibly; if circumstances require; where applicable Synonyms: eventuell, unter Umständen === Further reading === “gegebenenfalls” in Duden online “gegebenenfalls”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)