liederlich
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately 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
editAdjective
editliederlich (strong nominative masculine singular liederlicher, comparative liederlicher, superlative am liederlichsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of liederlich
Comparative forms of liederlich
Superlative forms of liederlich
Descendants
edit- → Danish: liderlig
- → Dutch: liederlijk
- → Afrikaans: liederlik
- → Swedish: liderlig
- → Estonian: liiderlik
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “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.