standesgemäß
German, adjective/ˈʃtandəsɡəˌmɛːs/
standesgemäß is spelled S-T-A-N-D-E-S-G-E-M-Ä-SS (12 letters). Standesgemäß is a German adjective meaning “befitting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der gesellschaftlichen Position entsprechend; dem Stand angemessen”.
What does standesgemäß mean in English?
adjective
- 1
befitting
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. der gesellschaftlichen Position entsprechend; dem Stand angemessen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of standesgemäß
- standesgemäßer masculine nominative singular
- am standesgemäßesten superlative
- standesgemäße feminine nominative singular
- standesgemäßes neuter nominative singular
- standesgemäßen genitive masculine singular
- standesgemäßem dative masculine singular
- der standesgemäße definite includes-article masculine
- die standesgemäße definite feminine includes-article
- das standesgemäße definite includes-article neuter
- die standesgemäßen definite includes-article nominative
- des standesgemäßen definite genitive includes-article
- der standesgemäßen definite feminine genitive
- dem standesgemäßen dative definite includes-article
- standesgemäss alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce standesgemäß?
- /ˈʃtandəsɡəˌmɛːs/
- /-ɡəˌmeːs/
- [ˈʃtandəsɡəˌmɛːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.