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German
Etymology
Rausch (“intoxication”) + -ig.
In the 1830s, Gregor Dankovszky compared the term to Hungarian részeg (“drunk”),[1] but the similarity must be coincidental, because Gábor Zaicz takes részeg to be of Ugric or Uralic origin.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯ʃɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯ʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: rau‧schig
Adjective
rauschig (strong nominative masculine singular rauschiger, not comparable)
- (Austria, now rare) (very) drunk
Declension
Positive forms of rauschig (uncomparable)
References
Further reading
- “rauschig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “rauschig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon