Polyglot Dictionary

gewalttätig

/ɡəˈvalt̩ˌtɛːtɪç/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. violent

    Built from Gewalt (violence) + tätig (active).

    • Er wurde gewalttätig.

      He became violent.

Made of

  • Gewalt violence
  • tätig active

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

violento

violento is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "violent."

Portuguese

violento

violento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "violent."

Practice

1 What does gewalttätig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gewalttätig?

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