seltsam
/ˈzɛltzaːm/
adjective
A2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
seltsam is the neutral everyday word for "strange"; merkwürdig can lean slightly more toward "puzzling."
Similar in other languages
French
seltsam means strange or odd, while French fou (crazy) is a stronger, more informal way to call something bizarre.
English
seltsam and curious can both describe something puzzlingly odd, as in 'a curious coincidence' -- not curious meaning inquisitive.
Practice
1 What does seltsam mean?
strange, odd
2 Which fingerprint chart matches seltsam?
seltsam: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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