grantig

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Bavarian

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grantig

  1. grumpy, angry
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German

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Etymology

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Compare East Central German grantich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁantɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁantɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: gran‧tig

Adjective

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grantig (strong nominative masculine singular grantiger, comparative grantiger, superlative am grantigsten)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, informal) grumpy, angry
    Der grantige Mann erlaubt es den Kindern nicht, in seinem Garten Fußball zu spielen,
    The grumpy man doesn't allow the kids to play football in his garden.

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