durchaus

Meaning

  1. (formal) absolutely, fully, entirely
  2. (formal) absolutely, definitely, certainly, in any case

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

abselut

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

durchuus

Graubünden

Graubünden

uu

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/dʊrçˈaʊ̯s/
Etymology

In summary

From Late Middle High German durch ūz (“entirely through, all the way”). Equivalent to durch (“through”) + aus (“out”). Compare English throughout and Yiddish דורכויס (durkhoys).

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