ernsthaft
German
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German [Term?].
Ernst (“seriousness”) + -haft.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ernsthaft (strong nominative masculine singular ernsthafter, not comparable)
- (important; weighty) serious
Declension
Positive forms of ernsthaft (uncomparable)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “ernsthaft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ernsthaft” in Duden online
- “ernsthaft” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms suffixed with -haft
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