grindig

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Bavarian

Etymology

Grind +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

Adjective

grindig

  1. grubby, disgusting, repulsive

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch grindich, equivalent to grind +‎ -ig.

Adjective

grindig (comparative grindiger, superlative grindigst)

  1. (obsolete) scabby, mangy

Etymology 2

From grind +‎ -ig.

Adjective

grindig (comparative grindiger, superlative grindigst)

  1. gravelly, pebbly

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grindic, grintic, grintec, from Old High German *grintīg, *grintag, from Proto-West Germanic *grindag (rashy, scabby), equivalent to Grind +‎ -ig. Cognate with Middle Low German grindich (scabby), obsolete Dutch grindig (scabby). Compare also German grindicht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: grin‧dig

Adjective

grindig (strong nominative masculine singular grindiger, comparative grindiger, superlative am grindigsten)

  1. scabby, impetiginous
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial) grubby, disgusting, repulsive

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