schneidig
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German snīdec, by surface analysis, Schneid + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃnaɪ̯dɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃnaɪ̯dɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Hyphenation: schnei‧dig
Adjective
[edit]schneidig (strong nominative masculine singular schneidiger, comparative schneidiger, superlative am schneidigsten)
- dashing, daring, vigorous
- 1913 [1878], chapter 12, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Anna Karenina[1], translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 4:
- »Wegen seiner Frau. Er hat sich wacker und schneidig benommen. Er hat ihn gefordert und erschossen!«
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- elegant, self-assured
- clever, astute
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