Neuter
Gelächter
Meaning
- (neuter, strong) laughter, laughing
- (neuter, strong) object of ridicule
Synonyms
Gekicher
Gefeixe
Glee
Lachsalve
schallendes Gelächter
Translations
gelach
risa
risata
risus
rire
riso
kahkaha
riure
γέλιοFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gikitter
Basel-Landschaft
glächter
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈlɛçtɐ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German gelehter, a collective form of Middle High German lahter, from Old High German lahtar, hlahtar (8th century), from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (“laughter”). Cognate with Old English hleahtor (whence English laughter) and Danish latter.
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