sonderlich
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German sunderlīch, from Old High German suntarlīh (“‘singly, especially, distinguished”). Related to sondern (“to separate, distinguish”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sonderlich (strong nominative masculine singular sonderlicher, comparative sonderlicher, superlative am sonderlichsten)
- (not comparable, chiefly in the negative) real, particular
- Ich habe keine sonderliche Lust, heute das Haus zu verlassen.
- I don't really feel like leaving the house today.
- (literally, “I have no particular motivation to leave the house today”)
- strange, odd
- Synonyms: sonderbar, wunderlich
Declension
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Comparative forms of sonderlich
Superlative forms of sonderlich
Further reading
[edit]- “sonderlich” in Duden online
- “sonderlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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