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eigenverantwortlich

German, adjective[ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩fɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç]

eigenverantwortlich is a German adjective meaning “directly responsible, on one's own responsibility, on one's own authority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does eigenverantwortlich mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    directly responsible, on one's own responsibility, on one's own authority

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of eigenverantwortlich

  • eigenverantwortlicher masculine nominative singular
  • am eigenverantwortlichsten superlative
  • eigenverantwortliche feminine nominative singular
  • eigenverantwortliches neuter nominative singular
  • eigenverantwortlichen genitive masculine singular
  • eigenverantwortlichem dative masculine singular
  • der eigenverantwortliche definite includes-article masculine
  • die eigenverantwortliche definite feminine includes-article
  • das eigenverantwortliche definite includes-article neuter
  • die eigenverantwortlichen definite includes-article nominative
  • des eigenverantwortlichen definite genitive includes-article
  • der eigenverantwortlichen definite feminine genitive
  • dem eigenverantwortlichen dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce eigenverantwortlich?

  • [ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩fɛɐ̯ˌʔantvɔʁtlɪç]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is eigenverantwortlich in German?

eigenverantwortlich appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).