seltsam

Meaning

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

arig

Aargau

Aargau

gschpässig

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

aadlig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

aarig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

glunge

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gspässig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kuurioos

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɛltˌzaːm/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German seltsām, seltzām, seltsæm, alteration (due to Middle High German -sam (“-some”)) of Middle High German seltsæn, seltsæne, from Old High German seltsāni. Cognate with Dutch zeldzaam and English seldom.

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