ernsthaftig

== German == === Alternative forms === ernsthaft === Etymology === From Middle High German ernesthaftic. By surface analysis, ernsthaft +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛʁnsthaftɪç/ (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈɛʁnsthaftɪk/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: ernst‧haf‧tig === Adjective === ernsthaftig (strong nominative masculine singular ernsthaftiger, comparative ernsthaftiger, superlative am ernsthaftigsten) (dated) serious ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === ernsthaftig (dated) seriously === Derived terms === Ernsthaftigkeit === Related terms === === Further reading === “ernsthaftig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ernsthaftig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “ernsthaftig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.