gesellig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gesellec. By surface analysis, Geselle + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈzɛlɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈzɛlɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧sel‧lig

Adjective

gesellig (strong nominative masculine singular geselliger, comparative geselliger, superlative am geselligsten)

  1. social, sociable, convivial

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • gesellig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gesellig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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