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)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: spil‧le‧rig
Adjective
spillerig (strong nominative masculine singular spilleriger, comparative spilleriger, superlative am spillerigsten)
- (regional) spindly (thin and long)
- Synonyms: hager, spindeldürr
Declension
Positive forms of spillerig
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Superlative forms of spillerig
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