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wahrscheinlich

adj · /vaː(ɐ̯)ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç/ ·
Etymology

Mid-17th century, from Dutch waarschijnlijk (1540), itself a loan translation of French vraisemblable and/or Latin verisimilis (“probable”). Analysable as wahr (“true”) + scheinen (“to seem”) + -lich (“-ly”), thus “trueseemly, trueseeming”. Cognate to German Low German wohrschynlik.

Translation

  1. likely, probable, plausible

    Die wahrscheinliche Ursache des Fehlers wurde heute ermittelt.

    The probable cause of the failure was determined today.

wahrscheinlich

adv · /vaː(ɐ̯)ˈʃaɪ̯nlɪç/ ·
Etymology

Mid-17th century, from Dutch waarschijnlijk (1540), itself a loan translation of French vraisemblable and/or Latin verisimilis (“probable”). Analysable as wahr (“true”) + scheinen (“to seem”) + -lich (“-ly”), thus “trueseemly, trueseeming”. Cognate to German Low German wohrschynlik.

Translation

  1. probably, likely

    Wahrscheinlich regnet es heute Nachmittag.

    It will probably rain this afternoon.