sanft

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German sanft, sanfte, samfte, seinfte, sempfte, from Old High German semfti (soft), from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz (flat, smooth, easy, light), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, same). Cognate with German sanft, Dutch zacht, West Frisian sêft, English soft.

Adjective

sanft

  1. (Uri) easy, especially of a physical task

References

  • “sanft” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 39.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sanft, sanfte, samfte, seinfte, sempfte, from Old High German samft, samfte, semfti (soft), from Proto-Germanic *samftijaz (flat, smooth, easy, light), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, same). Cognate with German Low German sachte, sacht, Dutch zacht, West Frisian sêft, English soft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zanft/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): [zaɱft] (widespread, especially northern and central Germany)
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Adjective

sanft (comparative sanfter, superlative am sanftesten)

  1. gentle

Declension

Further reading

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