gläubig

== German == === Alternative forms === glaubig (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German gelöubec, geloubec, from Old High German giloubīg. Equivalent to Glaube or glauben +‎ -ig. Compare Dutch gelovig. While the verb was standardised with Upper German vocalism, the adjective continues the Central German form with umlaut against southern glaubig (cf. also abergläubisch). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔʏ̯bɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔʏ̯bɪk/ (commonly in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Hyphenation: gläu‧big === Adjective === gläubig (strong nominative masculine singular gläubiger, comparative gläubiger, superlative am gläubigsten) (religion) faithful, believing (convinced of a religious view or dogma) (by extension) trustful, confiding, confident (trusting and believing, possibly with the notion of credulity) ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ungläubig ==== Derived terms ==== Gläubiger Gläubigkeit === Further reading === “gläubig” in Duden online “gläubig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache