gesellig

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. social, sociable, convivial

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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