gesund
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gesunt, from Old High German gisunt, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund, a prefixed form of *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz, from root Proto-Indo-European *swen-. Cognate with English sound.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gesund (strong nominative masculine singular gesunder, comparative gesünder, superlative am gesündesten)
- healthy (enjoying health)
- healthy (conducive to health)
- Synonym: gesundheitsfördernd
- Antonyms: ungesund, schädlich, gesundheitsschädlich, gesundheitsgefährdend
Declension
Positive forms of gesund
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist gesund | sie ist gesund | es ist gesund | sie sind gesund | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gesunder | gesunde | gesundes | gesunde |
genitive | gesunden | gesunder | gesunden | gesunder | |
dative | gesundem | gesunder | gesundem | gesunden | |
accusative | gesunden | gesunde | gesundes | gesunde | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gesunde | die gesunde | das gesunde | die gesunden |
genitive | des gesunden | der gesunden | des gesunden | der gesunden | |
dative | dem gesunden | der gesunden | dem gesunden | den gesunden | |
accusative | den gesunden | die gesunde | das gesunde | die gesunden | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gesunder | eine gesunde | ein gesundes | (keine) gesunden |
genitive | eines gesunden | einer gesunden | eines gesunden | (keiner) gesunden | |
dative | einem gesunden | einer gesunden | einem gesunden | (keinen) gesunden | |
accusative | einen gesunden | eine gesunde | ein gesundes | (keine) gesunden |
Comparative forms of gesund
Superlative forms of gesund
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gesund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “gesund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “gesund” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Adjective
gesund (comparative gesinder, superlative gesindest)
Declension
Declension of gesund (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | gesund | gesund | gesund | gesunde |
accusative | gesunde | gesund | gesund | gesunde | |
dative | gesunde | gesunde | gesunde | gesunde | |
Strong inflection | nominative | gesunder | gesunde | gesundes | gesunde |
accusative | gesunde | gesunde | gesundes | gesunde | |
dative | gesundem | gesunder | gesundem | gesunde |
Antonyms
Derived terms
- Gesundheet f
- Gesundheit f
Further reading
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon gisund, from Proto-Germanic *gasundaz. Cognate to German gesund, Dutch gezond, English sound.
Adjective
gesund (comparative gesünner, superlative gesünnst)
Declension
Positive forms of gesund
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is gesund | se is gesund | dat is gesund | se sünd gesund | |
partitive | een Gesunns | een Gesunns | wat Gesunns | allens Gesunn | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gesunne | gesunne | gesund | gesunne |
oblique | gesunnen | gesunne | gesund | gesunne | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de gesunne | de gesunne | dat gesunne | de gesunnen |
oblique | den gesunnen | de gesunne | dat gesunne | de gesunnen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en gesunne/gesunnen | en gesunne | en gesund/gesunnet | (keen) gesunnen |
oblique | en gesunnen | en gesunne | en gesund/gesunnet | (keen) gesunnen |
Comparative forms of gesund
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is gesünner | se is gesünner | dat is gesünner | se sünd gesünner | |
partitive | een gesünners | een gesünners | wat gesünners | allens gesünner | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gesünnere | gesünnere | gesünner | gesünnere |
oblique | gesünnern | gesünnere | gesünner | gesünnere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de gesünnere | de gesünnere | dat gesünnere | de gesünnern |
oblique | den gesünnern | de gesünnere | dat gesünnere | de gesünnern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en gesünnere/gesünneren | en gesünnere | en gesünner | (keen) gesünnern |
oblique | en gesünnern | en gesünnere | en gesünner | (keen) gesünnern |
Superlative forms of gesund
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Gesünnste | se is de Gesünnste | dat is dat Gesünnste | se sünd de Gesünnsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gesünnste | gesünnste | gesünnst | gesünnste |
oblique | gesünnsten | gesünnste | gesünnst | gesünnste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de gesünnste | de gesünnste | dat gesünnste | de gesünnsten |
oblique | den gesünnsten | de gesünnste | dat gesünnste | de gesünnsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en gesünnste/gesünnsten | en gesünnste | en gesünnst | (keen) gesünnsten |
oblique | en gesünnsten | en gesünnste | en gesünnst | (keen) gesünnsten |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Derived terms
Old English
Etymology
From ġe- + *sund. The latter descends from Proto-Germanic *sundaz. Compare to Old Saxon gisund and Old High German gisunt.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ġesund
Declension
Declension of ġesund — Strong
Declension of ġesund — Weak
Descendants
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