gediegen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedigen (mature, nourishing, capable), from Old High German githigan; originally the past participle of gedeihen.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈdiːɡŋ̍/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧die‧gen

Adjective

gediegen (strong nominative masculine singular gediegener, comparative gediegener, superlative am gediegensten)

  1. (of a metal) pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native
    Synonym: elementar
    Kupfer kommt gediegen nur selten in der Natur vor.
    Copper very rarely occurs in pure form in nature.
  2. solid, high-quality, well-made
    Synonyms: solide, haltbar
    Das ist ein gediegener Schmuck.
    That's a quality piece of jewelry.
  3. solid, reliable, good
    Synonyms: solide, zuverlässig
    Er ist ein gediegener Charakter; ich kenne wenige, auf die man sich so verlassen kann.
    He's a solid guy; I don't know many people who can be counted on like he can.
  4. (Northern Germany, colloquial) odd, strange, peculiar, weird
    Synonyms: komisch, seltsam, eigenartig
    Er hat manchmal so'n büschen gediegene Ansichten.
    He's got kinda weird opinions sometimes.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. gediegen” in Duden online

Further reading

  • gediegen” in Duden online
  • gediegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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