liederlich
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ludraz (“useless; worthless; bad”). Compare Old Norse loddari (“juggler; tramp”), Old High German lotar (“vain; void; insignificant”), Dutch lodder (“a wanton”), Old English loddere (“pauper, beggar”) and English lither. See also lotterig (“slovenly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
liederlich (strong nominative masculine singular liederlicher, comparative liederlicher, superlative am liederlichsten)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of liederlich
Comparative forms of liederlich
Superlative forms of liederlich
Descendants[edit]
- → Danish: liderlig
- → Dutch: liederlijk
- → Afrikaans: liederlik
- → Swedish: liderlig
- → Estonian: liiderlik
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “liederlich” in Duden online
- “liederlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “liederlich” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.