herzig

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German

Etymology

Herz +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): , /ˈhɛɐ̯tsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: her‧zig

Adjective

herzig (strong nominative masculine singular herziger, comparative herziger, superlative am herzigsten)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland) sweet (having a pleasing disposition); cute
    Synonyms: entzückend, niedlich, reizend, süß
    • 1888, Frances Hodgson Burnett, translated by Emmy Becher, Der kleine Lord, Engelhorn, translation of Litte Lord Fauntleroy:
      [] dann hatte er so ein liebes, reines Gemüt und war so ein herziger kleiner Mensch, daß jedermann Freude an ihm haben mußte []
      in the second place, he had so sweet a temper and ways so charming that he was a pleasure to every one

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