sesshaft

See also: seßhaft

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German sëzhaft, derived from sëz (abode, residence), from Old High German sez, related with sizzen, whence modern German sitzen (to sit).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛs.haft/, /ˈzɛ.saft/
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Adjective

sesshaft (strong nominative masculine singular sesshafter, comparative sesshafter, superlative am sesshaftesten)

  1. settled, resident, sedentary (living in one place; not nomadic)
    Synonyms: ansässig, ortsfest
    Antonyms: fahrend; nomadisch, nomadisierend; umherziehend; vagabundisch, vagabundierend

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References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), seßhaft”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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