# ebenbürtig

ebenbürtig is a German adjective meaning “equal”.

## In other languages

- Русский: равный, равноценный

## Meanings

1. equal, evenly matched (of equal ability in a direct comparison or confrontation)
   - Sie sind einander ebenbürtig. — They are evenly matched.
2. _historical_ of equal birth, coequal
   - Sie fand keinen ebenbürtigen Ehemann. — She did not find a husband of equal birth.

## Examples

- Ich dachte, dass wir ebenbürtige Partner wären. — I thought that we were equal partners.
- Du bist ihr nicht ebenbürtig. — You're not in her league.
- An Wohlstand waren ihm nur wenige ebenbürtig und an Tugenden keiner. — In wealth he had but few equals, and in virtues he had none.
- Beide Mannschaften sind einander ebenbürtig. Das Spiel wird ein interessantes sein. — Both teams are well matched. The game will be an interesting one.
- So jung er auch sein mag, ist er den größten Mathematikern der Geschichte ebenbürtig. — Young as he is, he is as great a mathematician as ever lived.

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