sesshaft
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See also: seßhaft
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- seßhaft (superseded)
Etymology[edit]
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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sesshaft (strong nominative masculine singular sesshafter, comparative sesshafter, superlative am sesshaftesten)
- settled, resident, sedentary (living in one place; not nomadic)
- Synonyms: ansässig, ortsfest
- Antonyms: fahrend; nomadisch, nomadisierend; umherziehend; vagabundisch, vagabundierend
Declension[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “seßhaft”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading[edit]
- “sesshaft” in Duden online