etwa
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etwa
- [ˈɛtva]
Rhymes with ɛtva
Where it comes from
althochdeutsch: ëdowân; mittelhochdeutsch: ëteswenne
adverb
particle
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in Interrogativsätzen drückt es die Erwartungshaltung auf eine negierende Antwort aus
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Similar: wirklich
In English
- about nearly, approximately
- some approximately, roughly
- around near
- circa approximately, about, around
- approximately imprecise but close to in quantity or amount
Talk about this word "etwa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/etwa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. etwa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/etwa "etwa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/etwa.Cite this
@misc{etwa_2026,
title = {etwa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/etwa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}