selten
German (Berlin)
/ˈzɛltən/
adj
Definitions
- rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
- unusual, curious
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German selten inherited from Old High German seltan inherited from Proto-Germanic *seldana.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*seldana
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- seldom English
- seldomly English
- seldomness English
- seldomtimes English
- unseldom English
- Erde German
- Seltenerde German
- Seltenerdmagnet German
- Seltenerdmetall German
- Seltenheit German
- zelden Dutch, Flemish
- *seldana Proto-Germanic
- sällan Swedish
- seldan Old English
- seldom Middle English
- sjaldan Old Norse
- sjælden Danish
- sjaldan Icelandic
- selden Middle Dutch
- *seldan Old High German
- seltan Old High German
- selde Afrikaans
- sjáldan Faroese
- selden Middle High German
- selten Middle High German
- sielen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *seldan Old Dutch
- seldan Old Saxon
- siäldan Old Swedish
- selden Old Frisian
- Säildenhaid Saterland Frisian
- säilden Saterland Frisian
- säildsoam Saterland Frisian