gesund

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gesunt, from Old High German gisunt, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund, a prefixed form of *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz. Cognate with English sound.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gesund (strong nominative masculine singular gesunder, comparative gesünder, superlative am gesündesten)

  1. healthy (enjoying health)
    Antonyms: krank, kränklich, (rare in this sense) ungesund
  2. healthy (conducive to health)
    Synonym: gesundheitsfördernd
    Antonyms: ungesund, schädlich, gesundheitsschädlich, gesundheitsgefährdend

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Further reading

  • gesund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gesund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gesund” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German gesunt, from Old High German gisunt, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund, a prefixed form of *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈsunt/
  • Rhymes: -unt
  • Hyphenation: ge‧sund

Adjective

gesund (comparative gesinder, superlative gesindest)

  1. healthy
    Antonym: krank
    Sie sin nommol gesund.They are healthy again.
    Er is en gesunder Mann.He is a healthy man.

Declension

Declension of gesund (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
weak inflection nominative gesund gesund gesund gesunde
accusative gesunde gesund gesund gesunde
dative gesunde gesunde gesunde gesunde
strong inflection nominative gesunder gesunde gesundes gesunde
accusative gesunde gesunde gesundes gesunde
dative gesundem gesunder gesundem gesunde

Derived terms

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References

  • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “gesund”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 67

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German gesunt, from Old Saxon gisund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund. Cognate to German gesund, Dutch gezond, English sound.

Adjective

gesund (comparative gesünner, superlative gesünnst)

  1. healthy, sound

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Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ *sund. The latter descends from Proto-Germanic *sundaz. Compare to Old Saxon gisund and Old High German gisunt.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ġesund (comparative ġesundra)

  1. healthy
  2. sound
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
      ...and hē sona ġesund sylf ūpp ārās swā ðæt hit næs ġesēne hweðer hē sēoc wǣre.
      ...and he immediately rose up by himself sound, so that it could not be perceived that he had been sick.

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