ähnlich

Meaning

similar, alike, resembling

Hyphenated as

ähn‧lich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛːnlɪç/

Etymology

From Middle High German anelich, enlich (“alike”), from Old High German *analīh (attested in derivatives), a contraction of anagilīh, from Proto-Germanic *anagalīkaz, from *ana (“on”) + *galīkaz (“like”), that is “almost identical”. Compare German angleichen. Cognate with Middle Dutch aenlijck, English alike, Old Norse álíkr.
The contemporary form is possibly from a merger of Middle High German anelich with East Central German einlich, but it is uncertain whether the latter is from ein (“one”) + -lich (“-ly”) or merely an alteration of the former. The form may also have been reinforced by interpretation as Ahn (“ancestor”) + -lich; this noun is not related.

Sentences

In Polen gestaltet sich die Situation ähnlich .

The situation in Poland is similar.

Der nördliche Hügel ist ähnlich gebaut .

The northern hill is similarly constructed.

Das Nutzungskonzept der Galerie an beiden Standorten dürfte ähnlich gewesen sein .

The usage concept of the gallery at both locations is likely to have been similar.

Diese oszilliert ähnlich einer Feder zwischen kinetischer Energie und starker Wechselwirkung .

This oscillates like a spring between kinetic energy and strong interaction.

Ähnlich wie Descartes misstraut auch Hobbes der sinnlichen Wahrnehmung .

Similar to Descartes, Hobbes also distrusts sensory perception.