pingelig
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
Adjective
pingelig (comparative pingeliger, superlative am pingeligsten)
- (formerly regional, now almost general at least in Germany, mildly informal) finical; finicky; fussy; picky; nitpick; fastidious
Declension
Derived terms
- Pingel (very probably a backformation)
- Pingeligkeit