diesig

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German[edit]

diesig

Etymology[edit]

From German Low German. Pertains to Middle Low German disinge (hazy weather). Compare Dutch (regional) dijzig.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːzɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːsɪk/, /ˈdiːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: die‧sig

Adjective[edit]

diesig (strong nominative masculine singular diesiger, comparative diesiger, superlative am diesigsten)

  1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) hazy, foggy (thick with haze, fog)
    Synonyms: dunstig, neblig

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