komisch
Meaning
- comedic, comic, pertaining to comedy
- funny, comical (chiefly dated, but still usual with certain intensifiers as in urkomisch, zu komisch, wahnsinnig komisch)
- (informal) peculiar, weird, strange, funny
Concepts
mirth-provoking
Synonyms
spaßhaft
Komik
urkomisch
Translations
comique
comico
extraño
estranho
grappigFrequency
Dialects
Zürich
komisch
Basel-Landschaft
schiessig
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkoːmɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
Early 16th century in the sense “comedic”, directly from Latin comicus + -isch, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós). The broader sense “funny” since the 17th century under influence of French comique. The sense “strange” was derived thence (as in English funny).
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