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pampig

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German

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Etymology

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    Pampe +‎ -ig

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈpampɪç/ (standard)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • IPA(key): /ˈpampɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: pam‧pig

    Adjective

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    pampig (strong nominative masculine singular pampiger, comparative pampiger, superlative am pampigsten)

    1. (literally) mushy, gooey (of moderately viscous consistency, wet and often still somewhat grainy)
      Wasser und Mehl vermischen, bis eine pampige Masse entsteht.
      Mix flour and water until it forms a mushy mass.
    2. (figuratively) stroppy, crabby, insolent, bad-tempered (clearly showing irritation and unwillingness to be friendly; especially of replies, reactions, etc.)
      Nachdem ich sein Angebot abgelehnt habe, ist er ziemlich pampig geworden.
      After I refused his offer, he got rather crabby (with me).

    Declension

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    Further reading

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    • pampig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    pamp +‎ -ig

    Adjective

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    pampig (comparative pampigare, superlative pampigast)

    1. (colloquial) grand, impressive; imposing
      en pampig rockkonsert
      an imposing rock concert

    Declension

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    Inflection of pampig
    Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
    common singular pampig pampigare pampigast
    neuter singular pampigt pampigare pampigast
    plural pampiga pampigare pampigast
    masculine plural2 pampige pampigare pampigast
    Definite positive comparative superlative
    masculine singular3 pampige pampigare pampigaste
    all pampiga pampigare pampigaste

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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