höflich

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

höflich (comparative höflicher, superlative am höflichsten)

  1. polite (well-mannered)

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References

  1. Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “höflich”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN

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