glitschig

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: glit‧schig

Adjective

glitschig (strong nominative masculine singular glitschiger, comparative glitschiger, superlative am glitschigsten)

  1. slippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy
    Synonyms: glatt, aalglatt, schlüpfrig, rutschig
    nasse und glitschige Straßen ― wet and slippery roads
    die glitschige Haut nasser Fische ― the slick skin of wet fish
    glitschige Oberflächen ― slippery surfaces
    ein bei Nässe glitschiger Abschnitt aus Holzbrettern ― a section of wood planks that are slippery when wet
    Pass auf! Es ist dort nass und glitschig! ― Watch out! It's wet and slippery out there!

Declension

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  • glitschen

Further reading
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