gemütlich

See also: gemutlich and gemuetlich

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German gemütlich, from Middle High German gemüetlich, from gemüet (mind, mentality) + -lich (-ly), equivalent to Gemüt (mind, soul) + -lich (-ly). More at mood, -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɡəˈmytlɪç/[1], (anglicized) IPA(key): /ɡəˈmutlɪk/[1]
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: gəmütʹlĭĸʜ, IPA(key): /ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/

Adjective

gemütlich (comparative more gemütlich, superlative most gemütlich)

  1. Comfortable, cosy, cozy, pleasant.
    • 1972, Robertson Davies, The Manticore
      Judy told me of its charms because its gemütlich, nineteenth-century naïveté appealed strongly to her; either she was innocent in her tastes or else sophisticated in seeing in this humble little work delights and possibilities the other girls missed.
  2. Friendly, genial, cheerful, easy-going.

Translations

References

  1. gemütlich” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.



German

Etymology

From Gemüt + -lich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈmyːtlɪç/
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Adjective

gemütlich (comparative gemütlicher, superlative am gemütlichsten)

  1. cosy

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