wesentlich
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German wesenlīch, a calque of Latin essentialis. By surface analysis, Wesen + -t- + -lich.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]wesentlich (strong nominative masculine singular wesentlicher, comparative wesentlicher, superlative am wesentlichsten)
- essential (concerning the essence or true nature of something)
- crucial, principal, significant (of fundamental importance)
- Antonyms: unwesentlich, nebensächlich, unwichtig
- 2000, “Türlich, türlich”[1]performed by Das Bo:
- Doch das is’ nich’ so wesentlich / Wie ob ich dich vom Tresen krich / Weil krich ich dich nich’, geht es nich’ / Doch hab ich dich, beweg ich dich
- But this is not so crucial / As whether I get you away from the bar / Cos if I don’t get you, it won’t work out / But when I’ve got you, I will move you
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “wesentlich” in Duden online
- “wesentlich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)
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