seltsam

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German seltsām, seltzām, seltsæm, alteration (due to Middle High German -sam (-some)) of Middle High German seltsæn, seltsæne, from Old High German seltsāni. Cognate with Dutch zeldzaam and English seldom.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛltˌzaːm/
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Adjective

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seltsam (strong nominative masculine singular seltsamer, comparative seltsamer, superlative am seltsamsten)

  1. strange, weird, odd, funny, curious
    Synonyms: sonderbar, merkwürdig
  2. (obsolete) rare, seldom
    Synonym: selten

Declension

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Adverb

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seltsam

  1. strangely, weirdly, oddly, curiously

Further reading

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  • seltsam” in Duden online
  • seltsam” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache