gängig

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German gengec, displacing earlier Middle High German genge (which survives in gang und gäbe). By surface analysis, Gang +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛŋɪç/, /ˈɡɛŋɪk/
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Adjective

gängig (strong nominative masculine singular gängiger, comparative gängiger, superlative am gängigsten)

  1. typical, usual, common (among the most widely established and practiced)
    Synonym: üblich
    gängige Praxiscommon practice
    der gängige Ansatzthe typical/usual way to approach something
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 22/2010, page 126:
      Pasta, Kuchen, Müsli, Brot – wer an Zöliakie leidet, muss viele gängige Lebensmittel meiden: Das Eiweiß Gluten, das bei den Betroffenen zu chronischer Darmentzündung führt, kommt in den meisten Getreidearten vor.
      Pasta, cakes, muesli, bread – someone who suffers from celiac disease has to avoid many common foods: the protein gluten, which leads to chronic intestinal inflammation for the sufferers, occurs in most types of grain.
  2. popular, selling well
    die gängigen Modellethe (most) popular models (of cars and similar products)
  3. in working order (especially of mechanical devices/mechanisms)
    etwas wieder gängig machento fix/repair something, to put something back into working order

Declension

Further reading

  • gängig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gängig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gängig” in Duden online
  • gängig” in OpenThesaurus.de