schmutzig
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from German schmutzig. Doublet of smotsig.
Adjective[edit]
schmutzig (comparative schmutziger, superlative schmutzigst)
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Schmutz + -ig, whence also dialectal Dutch smotsig. Compare also English smutty.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʃmʊt͡sɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃmʊt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
audio (Germany) (file) audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: schmut‧zig
Adjective[edit]
schmutzig (strong nominative masculine singular schmutziger, comparative schmutziger, superlative am schmutzigsten)
- dirty, filthy, grimy
- (figurative) shameless, obscene
- (dialectal, of food) fatty, fat
- Synonyms: fettig, schmalzreich
- Schmutziger Donnerstag ― Fat Thursday
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of schmutzig
Comparative forms of schmutzig
Superlative forms of schmutzig
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “schmutzig” in Duden online
- “schmutzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schmutzig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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