pingelig

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German

Etymology

From Ripuarian Central Franconian and Low Franconian pengelig, pingelig, derived from Peng, Ping (“pain”), hence originally in the sense of German wehleidig (“over-sensitive, whiny”). Formally a doublet of German peinlich (“embarrassing”). Compare also peinlich genau, überpeinlich (“punctilious, meticulous”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋəlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋəlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: pin‧ge‧lig
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Adjective

pingelig (comparative pingeliger, superlative am pingeligsten)

  1. (formerly regional, now almost general at least in Germany, mildly informal) finical; finicky; fussy; picky; nitpick; fastidious

Declension

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Derived terms

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