liederlich
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Adjective
liederlich (strong nominative masculine singular liederlicher, comparative liederlicher, superlative am liederlichsten)
Declension
Positive forms of liederlich
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Superlative forms of liederlich
Descendants
- → Danish: liderlig
- → Dutch: liederlijk
- → Afrikaans: liederlik
- → Swedish: liderlig
- → Estonian: liiderlik
See also
Further reading
- “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.