German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German gesellec. By surface analysis, Geselle +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈzɛlɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈzɛlɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧sel‧lig

Adjective edit

gesellig (strong nominative masculine singular geselliger, comparative geselliger, superlative am geselligsten)

  1. social, sociable, convivial

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • gesellig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gesellig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon