spillerig

German

Etymology

From Spille (spindle) + -ig. The former is a High as well as Low German variant of Spindel; from Middle High German spille and Middle Low German spille, from which latter also Spill (capstan). Eventually from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪlərɪç/, [ˈʃpɪləʁɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪlərɪk/ (common in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: spil‧le‧rig

Adjective

spillerig (strong nominative masculine singular spilleriger, comparative spilleriger, superlative am spillerigsten)

  1. (regional) spindly (thin and long)
    Synonyms: hager, spindeldürr

Declension

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