gesund

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gesunt, from Old High German gisunt, which is the earliest German source of the post-sneezing interjection; ultimately stemming from a term evolved from the Proto-Germanic *sundaz, from root Proto-Indo-European *swen-to- (compare English sound (“healthy, safe, unharmed”); Old English gesund (“sound, safe, healthy”); Old Saxon gisund, Old Frisian sund, Dutch gezond, Swedish sund (“healthy”); also Old English swīþ (“strong”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸 (swinþ, “strong”); German geschwind (“fast, quick”), with connections in Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈzʊnt/
• Rhymes: -ʊnt

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Adjective

gesund (comparative gesünder, superlative am gesündesten)

1. healthy (enjoying health)

   Antonyms: krank, kränklich, (rare in this sense) ungesund

2. healthy (conducive to health)

   Synonym: gesundheitsfördernd

   Antonyms: ungesund, schädlich, gesundheitsschädlich, gesundheitsgefährdend

Derived terms

• gesunden
• Gesundheit
• Gesundbrunnen

Further reading

• “gesund” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈsunt/

Adjective

gesund (comparative gesinder, superlative gesindest)

1. healthy

   Sie sin nommol gesund.

   They are healthy again.

   Er is en gesunder Mann.

   He is a healthy man.

Declension

Declension of gesund (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		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

• krank

Derived terms

• Gesundheet f
• Gesundheit f

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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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)

1. healthy, sound

Declension

Positive forms of gesund

gender		singular			plural
		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
		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

• Gesundheit

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Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ *sund. The latter descends from Proto-Germanic *sundaz. Compare to Old Saxon gisund and Old High German gisunt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈsund/

Adjective

ġesund

1. healthy

Declension

Declension of ġesund — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesund	ġesund	ġesund
Accusative	ġesundne	ġesunde	ġesund
Genitive	ġesundes	ġesundre	ġesundes
Dative	ġesundum	ġesundre	ġesundum
Instrumental	ġesunde	ġesundre	ġesunde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesunde	ġesunda, ġesunde	ġesund
Accusative	ġesunde	ġesunda, ġesunde	ġesund
Genitive	ġesundra	ġesundra	ġesundra
Dative	ġesundum	ġesundum	ġesundum
Instrumental	ġesundum	ġesundum	ġesundum

Declension of ġesund — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesunda	ġesunde	ġesunde
Accusative	ġesundan	ġesundan	ġesunde
Genitive	ġesundan	ġesundan	ġesundan
Dative	ġesundan	ġesundan	ġesundan
Instrumental	ġesundan	ġesundan	ġesundan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġesundan	ġesundan	ġesundan
Accusative	ġesundan	ġesundan	ġesundan
Genitive	ġesundra, ġesundena	ġesundra, ġesundena	ġesundra, ġesundena
Dative	ġesundum	ġesundum	ġesundum
Instrumental	ġesundum	ġesundum	ġesundum

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝesund, isund, izound; sund, sound
  • Scots: sound, soun
  • English: sound