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German
Etymology
From Bär(en)beißer + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯sɪç/, /ˈbeːɐ̯-/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛːɐ̯ˌbaɪ̯sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: bär‧bei‧ßig
Adjective
bärbeißig (strong nominative masculine singular bärbeißiger, comparative bärbeißiger, superlative am bärbeißigsten)
- grumpy, cranky, grouchy
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 263:Er gab Anekdoten von dem romantisch-verzwickten Verhalten seines Feldwebels, eines bärbeißigen und fanatischen Soldaten, zu ihm, dem fehlbaren jungen Untergebenen, in dem er jedoch den geweihten Vorgesetzten von morgen sah, welcher tatsächlich schon im Offizierskasino verkehrte.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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