glibberig

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably from Low German glibberig (slippery, smooth), from Middle Low German glibberich, from a Proto-Germanic base derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɪbərəx/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

glibberig (comparative glibberiger, superlative glibberigst)

  1. slippery, slithery

Inflection

Declension of glibberig
uninflected glibberig
inflected glibberige
comparative glibberiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial glibberig glibberiger het glibberigst
het glibberigste
indefinite m./f. sing. glibberige glibberigere glibberigste
n. sing. glibberig glibberiger glibberigste
plural glibberige glibberigere glibberigste
definite glibberige glibberigere glibberigste
partitive glibberigs glibberigers

References

  1. ^ glib”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “glibberig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  3. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  4. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “glib”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German glibberich, from a Proto-Germanic base derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine). Compare Dutch glibberig, English glibbery.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪbəʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪbəʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: glib‧be‧rig

Adjective

glibberig (strong nominative masculine singular glibberiger, comparative glibberiger, superlative am glibberigsten)

  1. slimy, glutinous

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • glibberig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • glibberig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon