fähig

Meaning

  1. capable (having the general capability to)
  2. able (currently in the position to; most often mentally)
  3. qualified; skilled; skilful

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

fähig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Hyphenated as
fä‧hig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɛːɪç/
Etymology

In summary

Variant of Middle High German gevæhic, from vāhen (“to catch”) (whence modern fangen). Thus originally “able to be comprehended”.

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