machtig
Meaning
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- powerful (having or capable of exerting power potency or influence)
- heavy
Frequency
Hyphenated as
mach‧tig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɑx.təx/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch magtech, from Old Dutch maghtig, from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg. Equivalent to macht + -ig. Compare German Low German machtig, German mächtig, West Frisian machtich, English mighty.
New
machtigen
to authorize
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