genug
German (Berlin)
/ɡəˈnuːk/, /ɡəˈnʊx/
determiner
Definitions
- (invariable) enough, sufficient, an adequate number or amount of
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German ginuog inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (enough, sufficient) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (attained, has reached, reach, carry out, he has reached, achieve).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eh₂nóḱe
Gloss
attained, has reached, reach, carry out, he has reached, achieve
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- enough English
- enoughly English
- enoughness English
- nanciscor Latin
- Genüge German
- Genügsamkeit German
- genugtun German
- genügsam German
- tun German
- ungenügsam German
- genoeg Dutch, Flemish
- genoegzaam Dutch, Flemish
- zelfgenoegzaam Dutch, Flemish
- zelfsgenoegzaam Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂eh₂nó(n)ḱe Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eh₂nóḱe Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂neḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ganōgaz Proto-Germanic
- *hnukkaz Proto-Germanic
- nog Swedish
- genog Old English
- ġenōg Old English
- ynogh Middle English
- gnógr Old Norse
- nóg Old Norse
- nógr Old Norse
- nok Danish
- ginuog Old High German
- genoeg Afrikaans
- genuoc Middle High German
- genuch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kënaq Albanian
- kënaqësi Albanian
- 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- *ginuog Old Dutch
- ghenug Cimbrian
- ginog Old Saxon
- ginōg Old Saxon
- gnueg Alemannic German
- genôch Western Frisian
- enōch Old Frisian
- inap Tok Pisin
- *ka Proto-Albanian
- *ānda Proto-Albanian
- nofo Sranan Tongo