glibberig
Dutch
Etymology
Probably from Low German glibberig (“slippery, smooth”), from Middle Low German glibberich, from a Proto-Germanic base derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣlɪbərəx/
audio (file)
Inflection
Inflection of glibberig | ||||
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uninflected | glibberig | |||
inflected | glibberige | |||
comparative | glibberiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | glibberig | glibberiger | het glibberigst het glibberigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | glibberige | glibberigere | glibberigste |
n. sing. | glibberig | glibberiger | glibberigste | |
plural | glibberige | glibberigere | glibberigste | |
definite | glibberige | glibberigere | glibberigste | |
partitive | glibberigs | glibberigers | — |
References
- “glib”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “glibberig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “glib”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
German
Alternative forms
- glibbrig
Etymology
From Middle Low German glibberich, from a Proto-Germanic base derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).[1] Compare Dutch glibberig, English glibbery.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪbəʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪbəʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: glib‧be‧rig
Adjective
glibberig (strong nominative masculine singular glibberiger, comparative glibberiger, superlative am glibberigsten)
Declension
Positive forms of glibberig
Comparative forms of glibberig
Superlative forms of glibberig
Derived terms
- Glibber
- glibbern
References
- “glib”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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