adjectiveadverb

gesund

healthy

Wenn ein Mensch oder ein Tier sich gut fühlt, keine Schmerzen hat und der Körper richtig arbeitet.

Definition & meaning

The adjective gesund primarily describes a state of physical and mental well-being, characterized by the absence of illness or injury. It can refer to:

Health status: Being in good health (e.g., a healthy person).
Nutritional value: Describing food or habits that promote good health (e.g., a healthy diet).
Soundness: Referring to a situation or condition that is stable, logical, or functioning properly (e.g., a healthy economy).

Grammar & Word origin

Grammar: gesund is an adjective. It can be used predicatively (e.g., Er ist gesund) or attributively (e.g., ein gesundes Kind), in which case it follows standard German declension rules. The comparative form is gesünder and the superlative is am gesündesten.

Word origin: The word originates from the Old High German gisunt. It is related to the word Gesundheit (health) and shares a common Germanic root with the English word "sound" (in the sense of being in good condition).