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Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vinnic, related to Middle Low German vinnich (“covered in pimples, spoiled, rancid, smelly”), German finnig.
Adjective
[edit]finnig (comparative finnigor, superlative dar finnigorste)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of finnig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist finnig | zi ist finnig | is ist finnig | ze zèint finnig | |
with definite article | nominative | dar finnighe | de finniga | 's finnighe | de finnighen |
accusative | in finnighen | de finniga | 's finnighe | de finnighen | |
dative | me finnighen | dar finnighen | me finnighen | in finnighen | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an finnigar | an finniga | an finnighes | (khòone) finnighen |
accusative | an finnighen | an finniga | an finnighes | (khòone) finnighen | |
dative | aname finnighen | anara finnighen | aname finnighen | (khòonen) finnighen | |
without article | nominative | finnighe | |||
accusative | finnighe | ||||
dative | finnighen |
Comparative forms of finnig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist finnigor | zi ist finnigor | is ist finnigor | ze zèint finnigor | |
with definite article | nominative | dar finnigore | de finnigora | 's finnigore | de finnigorn |
accusative | in finnigorn | de finnigora | 's finnigore | de finnigorn | |
dative | me finnigorn | dar finnigorn | me finnigorn | in finnigorn | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an finnigorar | an finnigora | an finnigors | (khòone) finnigorn |
accusative | an finnigorn | an finnigora | an finnigors | (khòone) finnigorn | |
dative | aname finnigorn | anara finnigorn | aname finnigorn | (khòonen) finnigorn | |
without article | nominative | finnigore | |||
accusative | finnigore | ||||
dative | finnigorn |
Superlative forms of finnig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | èar ist dar finnigorste | zi ist dar finnigorsta | is ist dar finnigorste | ze zèint dar finnigorste | |
with definite article | nominative | dar finnigorste | de finnigorsta | 's finnigorste | de finnigorsten |
accusative | in finnigorsten | de finnigorsta | 's finnigorste | de finnigorsten | |
dative | me finnigorsten | dar finnigorsten | me finnigorsten | in finnigorsten | |
with indefinite article | nominative | an finnigorstar | an finnigorsta | an finnigorstes | (khòone) finnigorsten |
accusative | an finnigorsten | an finnigorsta | an finnigorstes | (khòone) finnigorsten | |
dative | aname finnigorsten | anara finnigorsten | aname finnigorsten | (khòonen) finnigorsten | |
without article | nominative | finnigorste | |||
accusative | finnigorste | ||||
dative | finnigorsten |
References
[edit]- “finnig” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vinnic (“spotty, contaminated, infested”), equivalent to Finne (“larva, pimple”) + -ig. Related to Middle Low German vinnich (“covered in pimples, spoiled, rancid, smelly”), Middle Dutch vinnich. Compare also Middle High German finneht (“contaminated”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]finnig (strong nominative masculine singular finniger, comparative finniger, superlative am finnigsten)
- pimply
- Synonym: pickelig
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 240:
- Bei sechster Gelegenheit, als er ahnte, spürte, die innere Kunde gewann, daß sie herüberblickte, tat er, als betrachte er mit eindringlichem Mißfallen eine finnige Dame, die an seinen Tisch getreten war, um mit der Großtante zu plaudern, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- maggoty; filled with larvae
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of finnig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist finnig | sie ist finnig | es ist finnig | sie sind finnig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | finniger | finnige | finniges | finnige |
genitive | finnigen | finniger | finnigen | finniger | |
dative | finnigem | finniger | finnigem | finnigen | |
accusative | finnigen | finnige | finniges | finnige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der finnige | die finnige | das finnige | die finnigen |
genitive | des finnigen | der finnigen | des finnigen | der finnigen | |
dative | dem finnigen | der finnigen | dem finnigen | den finnigen | |
accusative | den finnigen | die finnige | das finnige | die finnigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein finniger | eine finnige | ein finniges | (keine) finnigen |
genitive | eines finnigen | einer finnigen | eines finnigen | (keiner) finnigen | |
dative | einem finnigen | einer finnigen | einem finnigen | (keinen) finnigen | |
accusative | einen finnigen | eine finnige | ein finniges | (keine) finnigen |
Comparative forms of finnig
Superlative forms of finnig
Further reading
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]finne (“pimple”) + -ig (“-y”)
Adjective
[edit]finnig (comparative finnigare, superlative finnigast)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of finnig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | finnig | finnigare | finnigast |
Neuter singular | finnigt | finnigare | finnigast |
Plural | finniga | finnigare | finnigast |
Masculine plural3 | finnige | finnigare | finnigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | finnige | finnigare | finnigaste |
All | finniga | finnigare | finnigaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
References
[edit]Categories:
- Cimbrian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Cimbrian terms derived from Middle High German
- Cimbrian lemmas
- Cimbrian adjectives
- Sette Comuni Cimbrian
- cim:Hygiene
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms suffixed with -ig
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German terms with quotations
- Swedish terms suffixed with -ig
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish terms with usage examples