happig

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Bavarian

Etymology

Originally, "greedy, excessive, difficult to swallow", 18th-century creation apparently from happ, imitative of the sound of snapping. Possibly borrowed from German Low German; compare Low German happen, happen (“to snap, to devour”). Compare German happig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑb̥ːiç/,
  • Hyphenation: hap‧pig

Adjective

happig (comparative happiger, superlative happigstn)

  1. steep; insolently expensive
  2. (with auf + accusative) keen on, eager

German

Etymology

Originally, "greedy, excessive, difficult to swallow", 18th-century creation apparently from happ, imitative of the sound of snapping. Possibly borrowed from German Low German; compare Low German happen, happen (“to snap, to devour”). Related to German Happen (“bite-sized piece, bite”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhapɪç/
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Adjective

happig (strong nominative masculine singular happiger, comparative happiger, superlative am happigsten)

  1. steep; insolently expensive
  2. unacceptable; insolent

Declension

Positive forms of happig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist happig sie ist happig es ist happig sie sind happig
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative happiger happige happiges happige
genitive happigen happiger happigen happiger
dative happigem happiger happigem happigen
accusative happigen happige happiges happige
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der happige die happige das happige die happigen
genitive des happigen der happigen des happigen der happigen
dative dem happigen der happigen dem happigen den happigen
accusative den happigen die happige das happige die happigen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein happiger eine happige ein happiges (keine) happigen
genitive eines happigen einer happigen eines happigen (keiner) happigen
dative einem happigen einer happigen einem happigen (keinen) happigen
accusative einen happigen eine happige ein happiges (keine) happigen
Comparative forms of happig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist happiger sie ist happiger es ist happiger sie sind happiger
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative happigerer happigere happigeres happigere
genitive happigeren happigerer happigeren happigerer
dative happigerem happigerer happigerem happigeren
accusative happigeren happigere happigeres happigere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der happigere die happigere das happigere die happigeren
genitive des happigeren der happigeren des happigeren der happigeren
dative dem happigeren der happigeren dem happigeren den happigeren
accusative den happigeren die happigere das happigere die happigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein happigerer eine happigere ein happigeres (keine) happigeren
genitive eines happigeren einer happigeren eines happigeren (keiner) happigeren
dative einem happigeren einer happigeren einem happigeren (keinen) happigeren
accusative einen happigeren eine happigere ein happigeres (keine) happigeren
Superlative forms of happig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am happigsten sie ist am happigsten es ist am happigsten sie sind am happigsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative happigster happigste happigstes happigste
genitive happigsten happigster happigsten happigster
dative happigstem happigster happigstem happigsten
accusative happigsten happigste happigstes happigste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der happigste die happigste das happigste die happigsten
genitive des happigsten der happigsten des happigsten der happigsten
dative dem happigsten der happigsten dem happigsten den happigsten
accusative den happigsten die happigste das happigste die happigsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein happigster eine happigste ein happigstes (keine) happigsten
genitive eines happigsten einer happigsten eines happigsten (keiner) happigsten
dative einem happigsten einer happigsten einem happigsten (keinen) happigsten
accusative einen happigsten eine happigste ein happigstes (keine) happigsten

Further reading

  • “happig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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