höflich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hovelich (“in accordance with the customs of the court”), which is derived from Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą.[1] In a similar way is Old French cortois derived from cort.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhøːflɪç/
  • Hyphenation: höf‧lich
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Adjective

höflich (strong nominative masculine singular höflicher, comparative höflicher, superlative am höflichsten)

  1. polite (well-mannered)
    Antonym: unhöflich

Declension

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Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1989), “höflich”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading
  • “höflich” in Duden online
  • “höflich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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