kauzig

German

Etymology

Kauz (oddball) + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯t͡sɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯t͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kau‧zig

Adjective

kauzig (strong nominative masculine singular kauziger, comparative kauziger, superlative am kauzigsten)

  1. eccentric, odd, quaint
    Synonyms: eigentümlich, wunderlich

Declension

Derived terms

  • Kauzigkeit

Further reading

  • kauzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kauzig” in Duden online
  • kauzig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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