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vortrefflich

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German

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Etymology

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vor- +‎ trefflich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /foːʁˈtʁɛflɪç/, [foːɐ̯ˈtʁɛflɪç]
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Adjective

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vortrefflich (strong nominative masculine singular vortrefflicher, comparative vortrefflicher, superlative am vortrefflichsten)

  1. excellent, splendid

Declension

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Adverb

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vortrefflich

  1. excellently, splendidly
    Es ging dem Mann vortrefflich
    It was going splendidly for the man

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: voortreffelijk (calque)

Further reading

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