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German
Etymology
By surface analysis, schwindeln + -ig or Schwindel + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪndəlɪç/, /ˈʃvɪndlɪç/, (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvindɛlik/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: schwin‧de‧lig
Adjective
schwindelig (strong nominative masculine singular schwindeliger, comparative schwindeliger, superlative am schwindeligsten)
- dizzy (having a sensation of turning around)
Usage notes
- Can used with either a personal subject or an implied impersonal subject:
- Bier macht mich schwindelig. ― Beer makes me dizzy.
- or
- Von Bier wird mir schwindelig. ― Beer makes me dizzy.
Declension
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