lebendig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German lëbendic, from Old High German lëbēntīg. Equivalent to lebend + -ig. In Old and Middle High German, and even in Gryphius' and Opitz' time (mid 1600s), the word was stressed on the first syllable[1] (as its Dutch cognate levendig still is); the current stress on the second syllable is explained by Jacob Grimm's German Grammar as the result of the tones of -end and leb- switching.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈbɛndɪç/, [leˈbɛndɪç], [leˈbɛndɪk]
- IPA(key): [ləˈbɛndɪç]
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Adjective
lebendig (comparative lebendiger, superlative am lebendigsten)
Declension
Positive forms of lebendig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist lebendig | sie ist lebendig | es ist lebendig | sie sind lebendig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lebendiger | lebendige | lebendiges | lebendige |
genitive | lebendigen | lebendiger | lebendigen | lebendiger | |
dative | lebendigem | lebendiger | lebendigem | lebendigen | |
accusative | lebendigen | lebendige | lebendiges | lebendige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der lebendige | die lebendige | das lebendige | die lebendigen |
genitive | des lebendigen | der lebendigen | des lebendigen | der lebendigen | |
dative | dem lebendigen | der lebendigen | dem lebendigen | den lebendigen | |
accusative | den lebendigen | die lebendige | das lebendige | die lebendigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein lebendiger | eine lebendige | ein lebendiges | (keine) lebendigen |
genitive | eines lebendigen | einer lebendigen | eines lebendigen | (keiner) lebendigen | |
dative | einem lebendigen | einer lebendigen | einem lebendigen | (keinen) lebendigen | |
accusative | einen lebendigen | eine lebendige | ein lebendiges | (keine) lebendigen |
Comparative forms of lebendig
Superlative forms of lebendig
Derived terms
- quicklebendig
- springlebendig
Related terms
- Leben
- leben
- lebend
- lebensvoll
- lebhaft
- Lebendiger
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