schwindelig
German
Alternative forms
- schwindlig (less common)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪndəlɪç/, [ˈʃʋɪn-] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvindɛlik/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schwin‧de‧lig
Adjective
schwindelig (strong nominative masculine singular schwindeliger, comparative schwindeliger, superlative am schwindeligsten)
- dizzy (having a sensation of turning around)
Usage notes
- Can used with either a personal subject or an implied impersonal subject:
- Bier macht mich schwindelig. ― Beer makes me dizzy.
- or
- Von Bier wird mir schwindelig. ― Beer makes me dizzy.
Declension
Positive forms of schwindelig
Comparative forms of schwindelig
Superlative forms of schwindelig
Further reading
- “schwindelig” in Duden online
- “schwindelig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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