grätig

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German

Etymology

Gräte +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɛːtɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁeːtɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɛːtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: grä‧tig

Adjective

grätig (strong nominative masculine singular grätiger, comparative grätiger, superlative am grätigsten)

  1. bony (especially of fish)
  2. grumpy (in a bad mood)

Declension