boshaft
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from an umlaut-less byform of böse (compare also erbosen) + -haft, taking the place of earlier boshaftig.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]boshaft (strong nominative masculine singular boshafter, comparative boshafter, superlative am boshaftesten)
- malicious, evil, mean (willing to do harm to others for base reasons)
- (by extension) indicative of such a character
- boshaft lachen ― to laugh maliciously, to give an evil laugh
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of boshaft
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist boshaft | sie ist boshaft | es ist boshaft | sie sind boshaft | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | boshafter | boshafte | boshaftes | boshafte |
| genitive | boshaften | boshafter | boshaften | boshafter | |
| dative | boshaftem | boshafter | boshaftem | boshaften | |
| accusative | boshaften | boshafte | boshaftes | boshafte | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der boshafte | die boshafte | das boshafte | die boshaften |
| genitive | des boshaften | der boshaften | des boshaften | der boshaften | |
| dative | dem boshaften | der boshaften | dem boshaften | den boshaften | |
| accusative | den boshaften | die boshafte | das boshafte | die boshaften | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein boshafter | eine boshafte | ein boshaftes | (keine) boshaften |
| genitive | eines boshaften | einer boshaften | eines boshaften | (keiner) boshaften | |
| dative | einem boshaften | einer boshaften | einem boshaften | (keinen) boshaften | |
| accusative | einen boshaften | eine boshafte | ein boshaftes | (keine) boshaften | |
Comparative forms of boshaft
Superlative forms of boshaft
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “boshaft” in Duden online