gezellig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gesellich, equivalent to gezel + -ig, literally “companionable”, cognate with German gesellig.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gezellig (comparative gezelliger, superlative gezelligst)

  1. Having company with a pleasant, friendly ambience
  2. (of an atmosphere) Cozy
  3. Having an upbeat feeling about the surroundings

Inflection

Inflection of gezellig
uninflected gezellig
inflected gezellige
comparative gezelliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gezellig gezelliger het gezelligst
het gezelligste
indefinite m./f. sing. gezellige gezelligere gezelligste
n. sing. gezellig gezelliger gezelligste
plural gezellige gezelligere gezelligste
definite gezellige gezelligere gezelligste
partitive gezelligs gezelligers

Derived terms

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