plötzlich
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From late Middle High German plotzlich, from Plotz (“clap, slap”) (onomatopoeic), originally adverb, since Luther also in adjectival use.[1][2] Cognate with Hunsrik pletzlich. Compare also Middle Low German plutzlik (> Danish pludselig, Swedish plötslig). Related to Early New High German plözling, whence Yiddish פּלוצלינג (plutsling). Compare also a similar development in Dutch plotseling, which replaced earlier plotzelijk.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]plötzlich
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]plötzlich (strong nominative masculine singular plötzlicher, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of plötzlich (uncomparable)
References
[edit]- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “plötzlich”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “plötzlich”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “plotseling”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute