sagenhaft
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
sagenhaft (strong nominative masculine singular sagenhafter, comparative sagenhafter, superlative am sagenhaftesten)
- legendary, mythical (of or pertaining to a legend (myth) or saga)
- Die sagenhafte Gründung Roms fand 753 vor Christi statt.
- mythical: known only (or chiefly) through stories (and hence perhaps of dubious reality)
- der sagenhafte Onkel aus Amerika
- (slang) incredibly large or great
- (slang) fabulous, terrific, awesome, incredible
Declension
Positive forms of sagenhaft
Comparative forms of sagenhaft
Superlative forms of sagenhaft
Synonyms
- (mythical, of or pertaining to myth(s)): legendär, legendenhaft, mythisch, sagenumwoben
- (terrific, awesome):, fantastisch, großartig, wahnsinnig, irre, toll
Further reading
- “sagenhaft” in Duden online