Essig

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German ezzih, borrowed (with metathesis) from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acētum. Compare West Frisian jittik, Old English æced, Danish eddike, Icelandic edik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛsɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɛsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Es‧sig

Noun

Essig m (genitive Essigs, plural Essige)

1. vinegar
2. (predicative) bad

Related terms

• Essigfliege

Further reading

• “Essig” in Duden online