sesshaft
sedentary, settled
English translations
- 01
sedentary
Word details
- German meaning
- An einem Ort wohnend und nicht umherziehend.
- English meaning
- Sedentary
- Synonym
- ortsgebunden, ansässig
- German example
- Nach vielen Jahren des Reisens wurde er sesshaft und kaufte ein Haus.
- English example
- After many years of traveling, he became sedentary and bought a house.
- Comparative
- sesshafterSuperlative: am sesshaftesten
- Opposite of
- settled, resident, sedentary (living in one place, not nomadic)fahrend / ; / nomadisch / nomadisierend / ; / umherziehend / ; / vagabundisch / vagabundierend
Related words
- Sesshaftigkeit
Sedentism
- Neolithikum
The Neolithic, also known as the New Stone Age, is an epoch in human history characterized by the transition to agriculture and animal husbandry.
- Jungsteinzeit
Neolithic Age
- fahrend
travelling, itinerant
Example sentences with “sesshaft”
Sie wurden in der Region sesshaft. (They settled in the region.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the opposite?
The opposite is 'nomadisch' (nomadic).