genügen

Meaning

to suffice, to be enough

Concepts

suffice

be sufficient

be enough

do

be satisfied

serve the purpose

answer

fulfil

meet

satisfy

allowable

no objection

comply

sufficient enough

be enough for

serve

Hyphenated as

ge‧nü‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈnyː.ɡn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German genüegen, from Old High German ginuogen, from Proto-West Germanic *ganōgijan, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną, from the adjective Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (“enough, sufficient”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognate with Dutch genoegen, Icelandic nægja and Norwegian Nynorsk nøye.