gediegen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gedigen (“mature, nourishing, capable”), from Old High German githigan; originally the past participle of gedeihen.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈdiːɡŋ̍/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ge‧die‧gen
Adjective
gediegen (comparative gediegener, superlative am gediegensten)
- (of a metal) pure, unadulterated, sterling, solid, native
- Kupfer kommt gediegen nur selten in der Natur vor.
- Copper very rarely occurs in pure form in nature.
- solid, high-quality, well-made
- Das ist ein gediegener Schmuck.
- That's a quality piece of jewelry.
- solid, reliable, good
- Er ist ein gediegener Charakter; ich kenne wenige, auf die man sich so verlassen kann.
- He's a solid guy; I don't know many people who can be counted on like he can.
- (Northern Germany, colloquial) odd, strange, peculiar, weird
- Er hat manchmal so'n büschen gediegene Ansichten.
- He's got kinda weird opinions sometimes.
Declension
Positive forms of gediegen
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist gediegen | sie ist gediegen | es ist gediegen | sie sind gediegen | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gediegener | gediegene | gediegenes | gediegene |
genitive | gediegenen | gediegener | gediegenen | gediegener | |
dative | gediegenem | gediegener | gediegenem | gediegenen | |
accusative | gediegenen | gediegene | gediegenes | gediegene | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gediegene | die gediegene | das gediegene | die gediegenen |
genitive | des gediegenen | der gediegenen | des gediegenen | der gediegenen | |
dative | dem gediegenen | der gediegenen | dem gediegenen | den gediegenen | |
accusative | den gediegenen | die gediegene | das gediegene | die gediegenen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gediegener | eine gediegene | ein gediegenes | (keine) gediegenen |
genitive | eines gediegenen | einer gediegenen | eines gediegenen | (keiner) gediegenen | |
dative | einem gediegenen | einer gediegenen | einem gediegenen | (keinen) gediegenen | |
accusative | einen gediegenen | eine gediegene | ein gediegenes | (keine) gediegenen |
Comparative forms of gediegen
Superlative forms of gediegen
Synonyms
- (pure): elementar
- (high-quality): solide, haltbar
- (reliable): solide, zuverlässig
- (odd): komisch, seltsam, eigenartig
Derived terms
- Gediegenheit
References
- gediegen in Duden online
Further reading
- gediegen in Duden online
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