durchlässig
Translation
permeable, porous, pervious
Examples
Dieser Stoff ist sehr durchlässig.
This fabric is very permeable.
Die Grenze ist für Flüchtlinge durchlässig.
The border is permeable for refugees.
Grammar Patterns
((to be)) to be permeable The soil is very permeable.
((für+4)) to be permeable to sth. The membrane is permeable to water.
Similar Words
Synonyms: porous (porös); Antonyms: impermeable (undurchlässig), dense (dicht)
Etymology
From `durch` (through) + `lassen` (to let) + `-ig` (adjective suffix). It describes something that 'lets things through'.
Memory Tips
Think of a sieve that *lets* (lassen) sand pass *through* (durch) but not stones.