gezellig

Dutch

Etymology

gezel +‎ -ig, literally “companionable”, cognate with German gesellig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gezellig (comparative gezelliger, superlative gezelligst)

1. Having company with a pleasant, friendly ambience, gemütlich
2. Cozy atmosphere
3. An upbeat feeling about the surroundings

Declension

Declension of gezellig

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		gezellig	gezelliger
neuter singular	indefinite	gezellig	gezelliger
	definite	gezellige	gezelligere	gezelligste	gezelligst, gezelligste
common singular		gezellige	gezelligere	gezelligste	gezelligste
plural		gezellige	gezelligere	gezelligste	gezelligste
partitive		gezelligs	gezelligers

Derived terms

• gezelligheid

See also

• Wikipedia article “Words hardest to translate”