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German
Etymology
From Middle High German sëzhaft, derived from sëz (“abode, residence”), from Old High German sez, related with sizzen, whence modern German sitzen (“to sit”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛs.haft/, /ˈzɛ.saft/
Adjective
sesshaft (strong nominative masculine singular sesshafter, comparative sesshafter, superlative am sesshaftesten)
- settled, resident, sedentary (living in one place; not nomadic)
- Synonyms: ansässig, ortsfest
- Antonyms: fahrend; nomadisch, nomadisierend; umherziehend; vagabundisch, vagabundierend
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