sagenhaft

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German

Etymology

19th c., Sage +‎ -n- +‎ haft. Compare similar Middle High German sagehaft (which is spoken of, famous) which was not continued.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːɡn̩haft/, (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaːɡ̥ɛnhaft/, , (Austria)
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Adjective

sagenhaft (strong nominative masculine singular sagenhafter, comparative sagenhafter, superlative am sagenhaftesten)

  1. legendary, mythical (of or pertaining to a legend (myth) or saga)
    Die sagenhafte Gründung Roms fand 753 vor Christi statt.
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    • 1919, Ludwig Thoma, Erinnerungen:
      An derartige Geschehnisse habe ich kaum eine andere Erinnerung, als daß ich auch später noch unsere Jäger wie sagenhafte Helden bewunderte und ihr Tun und Wesen anstaunte.
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  2. mythical, storied (known chiefly through stories, and hence perhaps of dubious reality)
    der sagenhafte Onkel aus Amerika
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  3. (colloquial) fabulous, terrific, awesome, incredible
    • 2022 November 9, Eberhard Seidel, “Inflation und Preissteigerung: Die #Dönerflation ist überfällig”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Das sagenhafte Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis des Döners im Brot war über Jahrzehnte ein relevanter Beitrag der türkischen Community zur Aufrechterhaltung des sozialen Friedens hierzulande.
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  4. (colloquial) incredibly large or great

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