köstlich
German, adjective/ˈkœstlɪç/
köstlich is a German adjective meaning “costly; precious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von ungewöhnlich gutem Geschmack, die Sinne erfreuend”.
What does köstlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
costly; precious
- 2
exquisite; excellent
- 3
delicious (pleasing to taste)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von ungewöhnlich gutem Geschmack, die Sinne erfreuend 2. zum Lächeln, Schmunzeln bringend 3. von Wert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of köstlich
- köstlicher masculine nominative singular
- am köstlichsten superlative
- köstliche feminine nominative singular
- köstliches neuter nominative singular
- köstlichen genitive masculine singular
- köstlichem dative masculine singular
- der köstliche definite includes-article masculine
- die köstliche definite feminine includes-article
- das köstliche definite includes-article neuter
- die köstlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des köstlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der köstlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem köstlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce köstlich?
- /ˈkœstlɪç/
- [ˈkœstlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to köstlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is köstlich in German?
köstlich appears 4.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).