sauber
German
Etymology
From Middle High German sūber, from Old High German sūbar, from Latin sobrius. Cognates include Hunsrik sauver, English sober, Dutch zuiver, Italian and Spanish sobrio, French sobre etc.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sauber (strong nominative masculine singular sauberer, comparative sauberer, superlative am saubersten)
Declension
Positive forms of sauber
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist sauber | sie ist sauber | es ist sauber | sie sind sauber | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sauberer | saubere | sauberes | saubere |
genitive | sauberen | sauberer | sauberen | sauberer | |
dative | sauberem | sauberer | sauberem | sauberen | |
accusative | sauberen | saubere | sauberes | saubere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der saubere | die saubere | das saubere | die sauberen |
genitive | des sauberen | der sauberen | des sauberen | der sauberen | |
dative | dem sauberen | der sauberen | dem sauberen | den sauberen | |
accusative | den sauberen | die saubere | das saubere | die sauberen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein sauberer | eine saubere | ein sauberes | (keine) sauberen |
genitive | eines sauberen | einer sauberen | eines sauberen | (keiner) sauberen | |
dative | einem sauberen | einer sauberen | einem sauberen | (keinen) sauberen | |
accusative | einen sauberen | eine saubere | ein sauberes | (keine) sauberen |
Comparative forms of sauber
Superlative forms of sauber
Derived terms
Further reading
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