German

edit

Etymology

edit

vor- +‎ trefflich.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /foːʁˈtʁɛflɪç/, [foːɐ̯ˈtʁɛflɪç]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

edit

vortrefflich (strong nominative masculine singular vortrefflicher, comparative vortrefflicher, superlative am vortrefflichsten)

  1. excellent, splendid

Declension

edit

Adverb

edit

vortrefflich

  1. excellently, splendidly
    Es ging dem Mann vortrefflich
    It was going splendidly for the man

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • Dutch: voortreffelijk (calque)

Further reading

edit