grindig
Bavarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥rindiɡ̥/
Dutch
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch grindich, equivalent to grind + -ig.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German grindic, grintic, grintec, from Old High German *grintīg, *grintag, from Proto-West Germanic *grindag (“rashy, scabby”), equivalent to Grind + -ig. Cognate with Middle Low German grindich (“scabby”), obsolete Dutch grindig (“scabby”). Compare also German grindicht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪndɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: grin‧dig
Adjective
grindig (strong nominative masculine singular grindiger, comparative grindiger, superlative am grindigsten)
- scabby, impetiginous
- (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial) grubby, disgusting, repulsive
Declension
Positive forms of grindig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist grindig | sie ist grindig | es ist grindig | sie sind grindig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grindiger | grindige | grindiges | grindige |
genitive | grindigen | grindiger | grindigen | grindiger | |
dative | grindigem | grindiger | grindigem | grindigen | |
accusative | grindigen | grindige | grindiges | grindige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der grindige | die grindige | das grindige | die grindigen |
genitive | des grindigen | der grindigen | des grindigen | der grindigen | |
dative | dem grindigen | der grindigen | dem grindigen | den grindigen | |
accusative | den grindigen | die grindige | das grindige | die grindigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein grindiger | eine grindige | ein grindiges | (keine) grindigen |
genitive | eines grindigen | einer grindigen | eines grindigen | (keiner) grindigen | |
dative | einem grindigen | einer grindigen | einem grindigen | (keinen) grindigen | |
accusative | einen grindigen | eine grindige | ein grindiges | (keine) grindigen |
Comparative forms of grindig
Superlative forms of grindig
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