plötzlich
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From late Middle High German plotzlich, from Plotz (“clap, slap”) (onomatopoeic), originally adverb, since Luther also in adjectival use. By synchronic analysis, from an onomatopoeic element plotz (“sound of a quick impact or blow”) + -lich (“-like”).[1][2]
Cognate with Hunsrik pletzlich. Compare also Middle Low German plutzlik (> Danish pludselig, Swedish plötslig). Related to Early New High German plözling, whence Yiddish פּלוצלינג (plutsling). Compare also a similar development in Dutch plotseling, which replaced earlier plotzelijk.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈplœt͡slɪç/, [ˈpʰl̥œt͡slɪç]
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Adverb
[edit]plötzlich
- suddenly, abruptly [from 14th c.]
- Synonyms: auf einmal, unvermittelt
- Während der Fahrt ist der Motor plötzlich ausgegangen.
- While driving, the motor suddenly turned off.
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]plötzlich (strong nominative masculine singular plötzlicher, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of plötzlich (uncomparable)
References
[edit]- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “plötzlich”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “plötzlich”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “plotseling”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Further reading
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- German lemmas
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- German adjectives
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