findig

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German

Etymology

finden +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: fin‧dig

Adjective

findig (strong nominative masculine singular findiger, comparative findiger, superlative am findigsten)

  1. resourceful

Declension

Further reading

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From findan +‎ -ig; the former element is a verb from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (compare Dutch vinden, German finden, Swedish finna), a secondary verb from Proto-Indo-European *pontHo- (compare Old Irish étain (I find), áitt (place), Latin pōns (bridge), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, sea), Old Armenian հուն (hun, ford), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬚𐬀 (paθa) (gen. paþō), Sanskrit पथ (patha, path)). Compare to Swedish fyndig.

Pronunciation

Adjective

findiġ

  1. capable
  2. considerable, good, heavy
    findig cornheavy corn

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: findige, findiȝ, fundie (capable, effective, suitable)

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