Genüge

See also: genüge

German

Etymology

From genug +‎ -e, literally “enoughness”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈnyːɡə/

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Noun

Genüge f or n (strong, genitive Genüge or Genüges, no plural)

1. (formal) sufficiency; a sufficient amount

Usage notes

Traditionally, Genüge is feminine as can be seen from the expression zur Genüge (“enough; more than enough”). Today, the noun is more often than not interpreted as a neuter (on the model of morphologically similar neuters, such as Gebirge, Getreide, and many more).

Declension

Declension of Genüge [sg-only, feminine // neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine, ein	die, das	Genüge
genitive	einer, eines	der, des	Genüge, Genüges
dative	einer, einem	der, dem	Genüge
accusative	eine, ein	die, das	Genüge

Derived terms

• zur Genüge

Related terms

• genug

Further reading

• “Genüge” in Duden online