sehenswürdig

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German

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Etymology

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sehen (to see) +‎ -s- +‎ -würdig (-worthy). Compare English sightworthy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: se‧hens‧wür‧dig

Adjective

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sehenswürdig (strong nominative masculine singular sehenswürdiger, comparative sehenswürdiger, superlative am sehenswürdigsten)

  1. worth seeing
    Synonym: sehenswert

Declension

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