dornig

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German dornic, dornec, from Old High German *dornig, *dornag, *dornug, from Proto-Germanic *þurnugaz, equivalent to Dorn +‎ -ig. Cognate with Middle Low German dōrnich, dörnich, English thorny.

Pronunciation

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

dornig (comparative dorniger, superlative am dornigsten)

  1. thorny

Declension

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