plötzlich
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From late Middle High German plotzlich, from Plotz (“clap, slap”) (onomatopoeic). Cognate with Hunsrik pletzlich. Compare Middle Low German plutzlik (> Danish pludselig, Swedish plötslig), Yiddish פּלוצלינג (plutsling).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
plötzlich (strong nominative masculine singular plötzlicher, not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of plötzlich (uncomparable)
Adverb[edit]
plötzlich