jäh

Meaning

1. abrupt, sudden
2. steep, sheer
3. precipitous, hasty

Concepts

abrupt

sudden

suddenly

all of a sudden

offhand

abruptly

offhanded

steep

precipitous

dramatically

rigid

instantaneous

stiff

stringent

acute

tense

tight

off-hand

off-handed

sudden

blunt

broad

brusque

brusquely

instantly

out of the blue

precipitously

sharp

spread out

stunned

unceremoniously

unexpected

subitaneous

up and

Synonyms

plötzlich

abrupt

schroff

unvermutet

zerklüftet

steil

zusammenhanglos

zusammenhanglös

unvorbereitet

abschüssig

schlagartig

unvermittelt

urplötzlich

auf einmal

unerwartet

mit einem Mal

jählings

mit einem Schlag

aus heiterem Himmel

augenblicklich

unbesonnen

unversehens

brüsk

überstürzt

barsch

überraschend

abschrecken

steif

starr

hastig

unverhofft

handkehrum

gech

glühend

heftig

hochmütig

reißend

ruckartig

scharf

spröde

Stein

🪨

stolz

ungestüm

unvorhergesehen

voreilig

ohne Übergang

überraschenderweise

wie vom Blitz getroffen

mit einem Male

über Nacht

Translations

brusco

plotseling

abrupto

abrupto

bruusk

abrupt

abrupte

inesperado

kortaf

repentino

opeens

soudain

ineens

improvvisamente

repente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɛː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: gæhe

Inherited from Old High German: gāhi

Cognate with Bavarian: gach

Cognate with Dutch: gauw

In summary

From Middle High German gǣhe, gāch, gā (“quick”), from Old High German gāhi (“sudden, quick, rash”), from Proto-Germanic *ganhuz, *ganhwuz (“sudden”). The modern onset j- is from a Central German dialect. Other dialects have brought forward forms such as gäh, gäch or gach (obsolete in standard usage), compare Bavarian gach. Cognate with Dutch gauw (“soon”). More at gay.