kauzig

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German

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Etymology

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Kauz (oddball) +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯t͡sɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯t͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: kau‧zig

Adjective

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kauzig (strong nominative masculine singular kauziger, comparative kauziger, superlative am kauzigsten)

  1. eccentric, odd, quaint
    Synonyms: eigentümlich, wunderlich

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kauzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kauzig” in Duden online
  • kauzig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon