ansässig
German
editEtymology
editFrom obsolete Ansasse (“local resident, neighbour”) + -ig, the former from an (“on, at”) + Sasse (“dweller, occupant”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈanˌzɛsɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈanˌzɛsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: an‧säs‧sig
Adjective
editansässig (strong nominative masculine singular ansässiger, not comparable)
- a resident of, residing (in some place, local)
- Ich bin in Deutschland ansässig.
- I'm residing in Germany.
- (less common) sedentary (living in one place, not nomadic)
- (obsolete) resident in a city but not yet holding its citizenship (Bürgerrecht)
Declension
editPositive forms of ansässig (uncomparable)
Synonyms
edit- (resident): eingesessen, einheimisch, heimisch, hiesig, lokal, ortsansässig, wohnhaft
- (sedentary): sesshaft, ortsfest
Further reading
edit- “ansässig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache