plötzlich
German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈplœt͡slɪç/, [ˈpʰl̥œt͡slɪç]
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Derived terms
Adjective
plötzlich (strong nominative masculine singular plötzlicher, not comparable)
Declension
Positive forms of plötzlich (uncomparable)
References
- 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
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