Polyglot Dictionary

bekömmlich

/bəˈkœmlɪç/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. digestible, wholesome

    Built from bekommen (to agree with) + -lich (-ly).

    • Das Essen ist gut bekömmlich.

      The food is easy to digest.

Made of

  • bekommen to agree with
  • -lich -ly

Similar words

leicht

Bekömmlich is digestible or agreeable to the stomach; leicht ("light") food is the everyday way to say the same thing — easy on the stomach.

Similar in other languages

English

light

Close — digestible, wholesome relates to light (as in "light food").

French

léger

Close — digestible relates to light (léger).

Practice

1 What does bekömmlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Essen ist gut ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bekömmlich?

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