seldom

Significat (Anglès)

Adv

Infrequently, rarely.

Adj

Rare; infrequent.

Conceptes

rarament

Oposat a

often, frequently, rarely, forever, occasionally, never, once

Sinònims

rarely

infrequently

rare

not often

scarce

occasionally

hardly

little

scarcely

infrequent

few

🤏

once in a while

at long intervals

unoften

scarcity

sometimes

sparse

thoughtless

unusually

not likely

not very often

a few times

seld

a little

barely

blue moon

careless

exceptionally

from time to time

insufficient

much

never

now and then

once in a blue moon

reckless

scarcely ever

Traduccions

selten

rarement

raramente

zelden

raramente

raramente

σπάνια

raro

rara vez

seyrek

di rado

az

🤏

rare

zeldzaam

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsɛldəm/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: seldom

Heretat de anglès antic: seldan

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: säilden

Cognat amb frisó occidental: selden

Cognat amb neerlandès: zelden

Cognat amb alemany: selten

Cognat amb danès: sjælden

Cognat amb noruec: sjelden

Cognat amb suec: sällan

Cognat amb feroès: sjáldan

Cognat amb islandès: sjaldan

In summary

From late Middle English seldom, alteration of earlier selden by analogy with adverbial datives such as whilom, from Old English seldan (“seldom”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldanā, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian säilden (“seldom”), West Frisian selden, komselden (“rare, seldom”), Dutch zelden, German selten, Danish sjælden, Norwegian sjelden, Swedish sällan, Faroese sjáldan, Icelandic sjaldan. More at seld and selly.

Frases

So one seldom sees safety plays made at matchpoints or board-a-match.