sesshaft
See also: seßhaft
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]
Alternative forms
- seßhaft (superseded)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzɛs.haft/, /ˈzɛ.saft/
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Adjective
sesshaft (comparative sesshafter, superlative am sesshaftesten)
Declension
Positive forms of sesshaft
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist sesshaft | sie ist sesshaft | es ist sesshaft | sie sind sesshaft | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sesshafter | sesshafte | sesshaftes | sesshafte |
genitive | sesshaften | sesshafter | sesshaften | sesshafter | |
dative | sesshaftem | sesshafter | sesshaftem | sesshaften | |
accusative | sesshaften | sesshafte | sesshaftes | sesshafte | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der sesshafte | die sesshafte | das sesshafte | die sesshaften |
genitive | des sesshaften | der sesshaften | des sesshaften | der sesshaften | |
dative | dem sesshaften | der sesshaften | dem sesshaften | den sesshaften | |
accusative | den sesshaften | die sesshafte | das sesshafte | die sesshaften | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein sesshafter | eine sesshafte | ein sesshaftes | (keine) sesshaften |
genitive | eines sesshaften | einer sesshaften | eines sesshaften | (keiner) sesshaften | |
dative | einem sesshaften | einer sesshaften | einem sesshaften | (keinen) sesshaften | |
accusative | einen sesshaften | eine sesshafte | ein sesshaftes | (keine) sesshaften |
Comparative forms of sesshaft
Superlative forms of sesshaft
Synonyms
- ansässig
- ortsfest
Derived terms
References
- seßhaft in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891
Further reading
- sesshaft in Duden online
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