Polyglot Dictionary

fremdartig

/ˈfʁɛmtˌʔaːʁtɪç/

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. strange, exotic

    Built from fremd (foreign) + artig (well-behaved).

    • Die Musik klang fremdartig.

      The music sounded strange.

Made of

  • fremd foreign
  • artig well-behaved

Similar words

exotisch

fremdartig is more about being foreign or alien in nature; exotisch is more general — both mean "exotic, strange."

Similar in other languages

French

insolite

insolite is the French word for the same thing — both mean "strange, unusual."

English

weird

weird is the English word for the same thing — both mean "strange, weird."

English

exotic

exotic is the English word for the same thing — both mean "strange, exotic."

Practice

1 What does fremdartig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Musik klang ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fremdartig?

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