windig

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German windic, equivalent to Wind +‎ -ig. Compare English windy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: win‧dig

Adjective

windig (strong nominative masculine singular windiger, comparative windiger, superlative am windigsten)

  1. windy
    Antonym: windstill
  2. (figurative, informal, of a person or undertaking) dodgy; dubious
    Synonym: zweifelhaft
    • 2021 December 29, Lisa Nienhaus et al., “Krypto-Game over”, in Die Zeit‎:
      Der Baby Doge hat wie einige der windigeren Kryptowährungen ein Feature: Wer drinbleibt, verdient am Drinbleiben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Positive forms of windig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist windig sie ist windig es ist windig sie sind windig
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative windiger windige windiges windige
genitive windigen windiger windigen windiger
dative windigem windiger windigem windigen
accusative windigen windige windiges windige
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der windige die windige das windige die windigen
genitive des windigen der windigen des windigen der windigen
dative dem windigen der windigen dem windigen den windigen
accusative den windigen die windige das windige die windigen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein windiger eine windige ein windiges (keine) windigen
genitive eines windigen einer windigen eines windigen (keiner) windigen
dative einem windigen einer windigen einem windigen (keinen) windigen
accusative einen windigen eine windige ein windiges (keine) windigen
Comparative forms of windig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist windiger sie ist windiger es ist windiger sie sind windiger
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative windigerer windigere windigeres windigere
genitive windigeren windigerer windigeren windigerer
dative windigerem windigerer windigerem windigeren
accusative windigeren windigere windigeres windigere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der windigere die windigere das windigere die windigeren
genitive des windigeren der windigeren des windigeren der windigeren
dative dem windigeren der windigeren dem windigeren den windigeren
accusative den windigeren die windigere das windigere die windigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein windigerer eine windigere ein windigeres (keine) windigeren
genitive eines windigeren einer windigeren eines windigeren (keiner) windigeren
dative einem windigeren einer windigeren einem windigeren (keinen) windigeren
accusative einen windigeren eine windigere ein windigeres (keine) windigeren
Superlative forms of windig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am windigsten sie ist am windigsten es ist am windigsten sie sind am windigsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative windigster windigste windigstes windigste
genitive windigsten windigster windigsten windigster
dative windigstem windigster windigstem windigsten
accusative windigsten windigste windigstes windigste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der windigste die windigste das windigste die windigsten
genitive des windigsten der windigsten des windigsten der windigsten
dative dem windigsten der windigsten dem windigsten den windigsten
accusative den windigsten die windigste das windigste die windigsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein windigster eine windigste ein windigstes (keine) windigsten
genitive eines windigsten einer windigsten eines windigsten (keiner) windigsten
dative einem windigsten einer windigsten einem windigsten (keinen) windigsten
accusative einen windigsten eine windigste ein windigstes (keine) windigsten

Further reading

  • “windig” in Duden online
  • “windig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

windiġ

  1. windy
  2. windy, flatulent; gassy

Declension

Declension of windiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative windiġ windiġu, windġu, windiġo, windġo windiġ
Accusative windiġne windiġe, windġe windiġ
Genitive windiġes, windġes windiġre windiġes, windġes
Dative windiġum, windġum windiġre windiġum, windġum
Instrumental windiġe, windġe windiġre windiġe, windġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative windiġe, windġe windiġa, windġa, windiġe, windġe windiġu, windġu, windiġo, windġo
Accusative windiġe, windġe windiġa, windġa, windiġe, windġe windiġu, windġu, windiġo, windġo
Genitive windiġra windiġra windiġra
Dative windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum
Instrumental windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum
Declension of windiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative windiġa, windġa windiġe, windġe windiġe, windġe
Accusative windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan windiġe, windġe
Genitive windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan
Dative windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan
Instrumental windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan
Accusative windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan windiġan, windġan
Genitive windiġra, windiġena, windġena windiġra, windiġena, windġena windiġra, windiġena, windġena
Dative windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum
Instrumental windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum windiġum, windġum

Descendants

  • Middle English: windy

References

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