seltsam

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German seltsām, seltzām, seltsæm, alteration (due to Middle High German -sam (-some)) of Middle High German seltsæn, seltsæne, from Old High German seltsāni. Cognate with Dutch zeldzaam, English seldom (and more literally with rare seldsome).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛltˌzaːm/
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Adjective[edit]

seltsam (strong nominative masculine singular seltsamer, comparative seltsamer, superlative am seltsamsten)

  1. strange, weird, odd, funny, curious
    Synonyms: sonderbar, merkwürdig
  2. (obsolete) rare, seldom
    Synonym: selten

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Adverb[edit]

seltsam

  1. strangely, weirdly, oddly, curiously

Further reading[edit]

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