seldom

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

Infrequently, rarely.

Adj

Rare; infrequent.

Concepten

zelden

zeldzaam

sporadisch

weinig

bij uitzondering

zelden of nooit

bij exceptie

Tegenovergesteld aan

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

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

selten

rarement

raramente

raramente

raramente

raro

σπάνια

rara vez

rarament

di rado

seyrek

az

🤏

nadiren

rare

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsɛldəm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: seldom

Overgenomen van Oudengels: seldan

Verwant aan Saterfries: säilden

Verwant aan Fries: selden

Verwant aan Nederlands: zelden

Verwant aan Duits: selten

Verwant aan Deens: sjælden

Verwant aan Noors: sjelden

Verwant aan Zweeds: sällan

Verwant aan Faeröers: sjáldan

Verwant aan IJslands: 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.

Zinnen

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