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/
  • (file)

Adjective

glibberig (comparative glibberiger, superlative glibberigst)

  1. slippery, slithery

Inflection

Inflection of glibberig
uninflected glibberig
inflected glibberige
comparative glibberiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial glibberigglibberigerhet glibberigst
het glibberigste
indefinite m./f. sing. glibberigeglibberigereglibberigste
n. sing. glibberigglibberigerglibberigste
plural glibberigeglibberigereglibberigste
definite glibberigeglibberigereglibberigste
partitive glibberigsglibberigers

References

  1. glib”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “glibberig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  3. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  4. 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)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: glib‧be‧rig

Adjective

glibberig (strong nominative masculine singular glibberiger, comparative glibberiger, superlative am glibberigsten)

  1. slimy, glutinous

Declension

Derived terms

  • Glibber
  • glibbern

References

  1. glib”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Further reading

  • glibberig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • glibberig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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