inständig

== German == === Etymology === Partial calque of Latin instanter (“insistently, vehemently”), from the 16th century. Probably influenced by adjectives like beständig and anständig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌʃtɛndɪç/ === Adjective === inständig (strong nominative masculine singular inständiger, comparative inständiger, superlative am inständigsten) urgent, imploring, desperate inständig hoffen ― to hope sincerely/desperately eine inständige Bitte ― a plea, imploration ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Inständigkeit ==== Related terms ==== Instanz === Further reading === “inständig” in Duden online “inständig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache