sanft
Concepts
Synonyms
soft
dolce
ohne Gewalt
bezauberend
liebenswürtig
herzensgut
dolces
flauschweich
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zanft/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German semfte, senfte, sanfte, from Old High German semfti, from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”). Doublet of sacht. Cognate with English soft.
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
Start learning German with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "sanft" and many other words and sentences in German.
Go to our German course page
Notes