gleich
German
Etymology
From Old High German gilīh, itself from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, whence also Dutch gelijk, Old English ġelīc (whence alike), Old Norse líkr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gleich (comparative gleicher, superlative am gleichsten)
Usage notes
- See derselbe for notes on the prescribed distinction between this word and gleich.
- The comparative forms are rather rare. They occur chiefly in colloquial or informal usage; for example: Diese beiden Socken sind ziemlich gleich, aber die anderen beiden sind noch gleicher. (“These two socks are pretty identical, but those other two are even more identical.”) There is also a common humorous saying that goes: Im Kommunismus waren alle gleich. Aber manche waren gleicher. (“Everyone was equal in communism. But some were more equal [than the others].”)
Declension
Adverb
gleich
- alike
- in a moment
- at once, at a time, simultaneously
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 40/2010, page 142:
- Entdeckung im All: Gleich zwei erdähnliche Planeten kreisen um den Zwergstern Gliese 581.
- Discovery in the universe: two Earth-like planets at once revolve around the dwarf star Gliese 581.
- Entdeckung im All: Gleich zwei erdähnliche Planeten kreisen um den Zwergstern Gliese 581.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 40/2010, page 142:
- now
Derived terms
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German gleich, Dutch gelijk, English like.
Adjective
gleich
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