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nötig

adj · /ˈnøːtɪç/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German nœtic, nœtec, nōtic, nōtec, nōdic, from Old High German nōtag (“forced, urgent, needy”), from Proto-West Germanic *naudag (“obligatory, needful”), from Proto-Germanic *naudagaz, equivalent to Not + -ig. Cognate with German Low German nödig, English needy, Swedish nödig.

Translation

  1. necessary

    Ist es nötig, dass ich dir Geld gebe?

    Do you need me to give you some money?

    Sie haben Urlaub nötig.

    You are in need of a holiday.

    Wenn nötig, komme ich morgen um neun.

    If necessary, I'll come at nine tomorrow.

  2. called for source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. necessary source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. required; needed; called for; due source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

nötig

adv · /ˈnøːtɪç/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German nœtic, nœtec, nōtic, nōtec, nōdic, from Old High German nōtag (“forced, urgent, needy”), from Proto-West Germanic *naudag (“obligatory, needful”), from Proto-Germanic *naudagaz, equivalent to Not + -ig. Cognate with German Low German nödig, English needy, Swedish nödig.

Translation

  1. urgently
  2. necessarily source:wikdict-en-de-stardict