wichtig

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === wichtig (comparative wichtiger, superlative wichtigst) (rare) important, significant, weighty (rare) of importance, of significance ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: wigtig === Further reading === wichtig - instituut voor de Nederlandse taal == German == === Etymology === From the same root as Gewicht (“weight”) + -ig (“-y”), thus pertaining to wiegen (“to weigh”). See also gewichtig, a (formal or elevated) synonym of wichtig. Weight is often used as a metaphor for importance; compare German schwerwiegend (“serious, grave”), as well as English weighty, heavy. === Pronunciation === (Northern Germany) IPA(key): /ˈvɪçtɪç/ (Sachsen, Rheinland) IPA(key): /ˈvɪʃtɪʃ/ (Southern Germany, Austria) IPA(key): /ˈvɪçtɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪçtɪç === Adjective === wichtig (strong nominative masculine singular wichtiger, comparative wichtiger, superlative am wichtigsten) important, relevant, significant, weighty [with dative ‘to someone’ or für (+ accusative) ‘for something/to someone’] Antonym: unwichtig Sport ist wichtig für die Gesundheit. ― Exercising is important for your health. Ich habe gleich einen wichtigen Termin. ― I'm about to have an important meeting. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Wichtigkeit wichtigmachen wichtigtun ==== Related terms ==== Gewicht wiegen wägen === Further reading === “wichtig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “wichtig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “wichtig” in Duden online “wichtig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.