plötzlich
German
Etymology
From late Middle High German plotzlich, from Plotz (“clap, slap”) (onomatopoeic). Cognate with Hunsrik pletzlich. Compare Middle Low German plutzlik (> Danish pludselig), Yiddish פּלוצלינג (plutsling).
Pronunciation
Adjective
plötzlich (not comparable)
Declension
Adverb
plötzlich
Derived terms
Further reading
- “plötzlich” in Duden online