gesprächig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gespræchec, from Old High German gisprāhhīg. By surface analysis, Gespräch + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃpʁɛːçɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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- IPA(key): /-ˈʃpʁeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /ɡeˈʃpʁeːçɪk/, [ɡ̥e-] (Austria, Southern Germany)
- Hyphenation: ge‧sprä‧chig
Adjective
gesprächig (strong nominative masculine singular gesprächiger, comparative gesprächiger, superlative am gesprächigsten)
- talkative
- Synonym: redselig
- Antonyms: schweigsam, wortkarg
Declension
Positive forms of gesprächig
Comparative forms of gesprächig
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Further reading
- “gesprächig” in Duden online
- “gesprächig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “gesprächig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “gesprächig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.