dornig

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dornic, dornec, from Old High German *dornig, *dornag, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. Equivalent to Dorn +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔʁnɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔʁnɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: dor‧nig

Adjective

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dornig (strong nominative masculine singular dorniger, comparative dorniger, superlative am dornigsten)

  1. thorny

Declension

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Further reading

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  • dornig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • dornig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon