Möglichkeit

From Middle High German mügelichheit, mügelichkeit. By surface analysis, möglich (“possible”) +‎ -keit (“-ness, -ity”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Luxembourgish Méiglechkeet, Dutch mogelijkheid, Swedish möjlighet.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmøːklɪçˌkaɪ̯t/, [ˈmøːklɪçˌkʰaɪ̯tʰ]

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• Hyphenation: Mög‧lich‧keit

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1. possibility, likelihood

   Das wäre bestimmt eine Möglichkeit.

   That would definitely be a possibility.

2. option, choice

   Du musst zwischen diesen beiden Möglichkeiten wählen.

   You must choose between these two options.

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• “Möglichkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Möglichkeit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Möglichkeit” in Duden online
• Möglichkeit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Möglichkeit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.