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German
Etymology
From Middle High German gesellec. By surface analysis, Geselle + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard)
- IPA(key): (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: ge‧sel‧lig
Adjective
gesellig (strong nominative masculine singular geselliger, comparative geselliger, superlative am geselligsten)
- social, sociable, convivial
Declension
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “gesellig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “gesellig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon