gleich
See also: Gleich
Bavarian
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz. Cognates include German gleich, Dutch gelijk, English alike, Yiddish גלײַך (glaykh), Old Norse líkr, glíkr, and Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (galeiks).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgleich (not comparable)
- all the same
- Mir is's gleich. ― I don't care. (literally, “To me it is the same.”)
Related terms
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz. Cognate with Dutch gelijk, English alike, Swedish lik, Danish lig.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgleich (strong nominative masculine singular gleicher, not comparable)
- equal
- Zwei plus zwei ist gleich vier.
- Two plus two is equal to four.
- same; very similar
- Zufälligerweise hatten wir beide die gleiche Idee.
- Coincidentally, we both had the same idea.
- (often proscribed) same; identical
Usage notes
edit- See derselbe for notes on the prescribed distinction between this word and gleich.
- The comparative forms are rather rare. They occur chiefly in colloquial or informal usage; for example: Diese beiden Socken sind ziemlich gleich, aber die anderen beiden sind noch gleicher. (“These two socks are pretty identical, but those other two are even more identical.”) There is also a common humorous saying that goes: Im Kommunismus waren alle gleich. Aber manche waren gleicher. (“Everyone was equal in communism. But some were more equal [than the others].”)
Declension
editPositive forms of gleich (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist gleich | sie ist gleich | es ist gleich | sie sind gleich | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gleicher | gleiche | gleiches | gleiche |
genitive | gleichen | gleicher | gleichen | gleicher | |
dative | gleichem | gleicher | gleichem | gleichen | |
accusative | gleichen | gleiche | gleiches | gleiche | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gleiche | die gleiche | das gleiche | die gleichen |
genitive | des gleichen | der gleichen | des gleichen | der gleichen | |
dative | dem gleichen | der gleichen | dem gleichen | den gleichen | |
accusative | den gleichen | die gleiche | das gleiche | die gleichen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gleicher | eine gleiche | ein gleiches | (keine) gleichen |
genitive | eines gleichen | einer gleichen | eines gleichen | (keiner) gleichen | |
dative | einem gleichen | einer gleichen | einem gleichen | (keinen) gleichen | |
accusative | einen gleichen | eine gleiche | ein gleiches | (keine) gleichen |
Adverb
editgleich
- alike
- Er malt alle seine Bilder gleich.
- He paints all of his pictures alike.
- in a moment
- Warte, ich komme gleich zu dir.
- Hold on, I'll come to you in a moment.
- at once, at a time, simultaneously
- Weil ich hungrig war, habe ich mir gleich zwei Stücke Kuchen vom Buffet genommen.
- Because I was hungry, I took two pieces of cake at once from the buffet.
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 40/2010, page 142:
- Entdeckung im All: Gleich zwei erdähnliche Planeten kreisen um den Zwergstern Gliese 581.
- Discovery in the universe: two Earth-like planets at once revolve around the dwarf star Gliese 581.
- right; just; directly
- Mein Haus befindet gleich neben dem Stadtpark.
- My house is located right next to the city park.
- now; immediately; straight away
- Nachdem sie im Hotel angekommen war, legte sie sich gleich ins Bett.
- After she had arrived at the hotel, she immediately went to bed.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gleich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “gleich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “gleich (konvergent, einförmig)” in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
editEtymology
editCompare German gleich, Dutch gelijk, English like.
Adjective
editgleich
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