windig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German windic, equivalent to Wind + -ig. Compare English windy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: win‧dig

Adjective

windig (strong nominative masculine singular windiger, comparative windiger, superlative am windigsten)

  1. windy
    Antonym: windstill
  2. (figurative, informal, of a person or undertaking) dodgy; dubious
    Synonym: zweifelhaft
    • 2021 December 29, Lisa Nienhaus et al., “Krypto-Game over”, in Die Zeit:
      Der Baby Doge hat wie einige der windigeren Kryptowährungen ein Feature: Wer drinbleibt, verdient am Drinbleiben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

  • windig” in Duden online
  • windig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windigaz (windy), equivalent to wind + -iġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwin.dij/

Adjective

windiġ

  1. windy
  2. windy, flatulent; gassy

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: windy

References

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