seltsam

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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, English seldom (and more literally with rare seldsome).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛltˌzaːm/
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Adjective

seltsam (strong nominative masculine singular seltsamer, comparative seltsamer, superlative am seltsamsten)

  1. strange, weird, odd, funny, curious
    Synonyms: sonderbar, merkwürdig

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adverb

seltsam

  1. strangely, weirdly, oddly, curiously

Further reading
  • “seltsam” in Duden online
  • “seltsam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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