selten

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
2. (not-comparable) unusual, curious

Adv

1. seldom; rarely
2. (informal) unusually; extremely

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɛltən/

Etymology

From Middle High German selten, selden, from Old High German seltan, from Proto-Germanic *seldanē. Cognate with English seldom, Saterland Frisian säilden (“seldom”), West Frisian selden, komselden (“rare, seldom”), Dutch zelden, Danish sjælden, Norwegian sjelden, Swedish sällan, Faroese sjáldan, Icelandic sjaldan.

Sentences

Nur selten kam Falco in seine Heimat Österreich zurück , Konzerte wurden selten abgehalten .

Falco rarely returned to his native Austria, concerts were rarely held.