seltsam
Meaning
-
- strange, weird, odd, funny, curious
- (obsolete) rare, seldom
Concepts
stange
Synonyms
kurioserweise
spaßhaft
suspekt
gespenstig
mysteriöser Zustand
ergötzlich
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
arig
Aargau
gschpässig
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
aadlig
Basel-Landschaft
aarig
Basel-Landschaft
glunge
Basel-Landschaft
gspässig
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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