jesond

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• jesonk (Ripuarian; now chiefly western dialects)
• gesond (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German *gisund, northern variant of gisunt, from Proto-Germanic *gasundaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəˈzont/

Adjective

jesond (masculine jesonne or jesonde, feminine and plural jesonn or jesond or jesonde, comparative jesonner or jesonder or jesönner or jesönder, superlative et jesondste or jesöndste)

1. (some dialects of Ripuarian) healthy

Usage notes

• The inflected forms with -nn- are used in southern Ripuarian where jesond is the inherited form. The forms with -nd- are used in most of those (more northern) dialects where inherited jesonk has been replaced with jesond.