höflich

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German hovelich (“in accordance with the customs of the court”), which is derived from Middle High German hof.[1] In a similar way is Old French cortois derived from cort.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhøːflɪç/
  • Hyphenation: höf‧lich
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

höflich (comparative höflicher, superlative am höflichsten)

  1. polite (well-mannered)

Declension

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Antonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “höflich”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

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