höflich

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German hovelich (“in accordance with the customs of the court”), which is derived from Middle High German hof, from Old High German hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą. By surface analysis, Hof +‎ lich. In a similar way is Old French cortois derived from cort. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhøːflɪç/ Hyphenation: höf‧lich === Adjective === höflich (strong nominative masculine singular höflicher, comparative höflicher, superlative am höflichsten) polite (well-mannered) Antonym: unhöflich ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== unhöflich Höflichkeit höflicherweise ==== Related terms ==== Hof === References === === Further reading === “höflich” in Duden online “höflich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache