künftig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German kümftec, Old High German kumftīg[1], akin to kommen (“to come”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʏnftɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈkʏnftɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: künf‧tig
Declension
Positive forms of künftig (uncomparable)
Adverb
künftig
- henceforth, in the future
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 23/2010, page 31:
- Betreiber von Atomkraftwerken müssen künftig eine neue Brennelementesteuer entrichten. Im Gegenzug werden die Laufzeiten der Meiler verlängert.
- Operators of nuclear power plants have to pay a new tax on fuel rods in the future. In return the operating lives of the reactors will be extended.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 23/2010, page 31:
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “künftig”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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