ökologisch

ecological

adjective ö-ko-LOO-gish Less Common

Origin: from Greek oikos, 'household'

Also means

environmentally friendly

Usage Note

ökologisch spans the scientific 'ecological' and the everyday 'eco-friendly', as in ökologischer Landbau ('organic farming'). For consumer products Germans often shorten the idea to the prefix Bio-, as in Bioprodukte.

Examples

"Das ist eine ökologische Lösung."

Natural Translation

That is an ecological solution.

Literal Translation

That is an ecological solution.

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