pingelig
German
Etymology
From Ripuarian Central Franconian and Low Franconian pengelig, pingelig, derived from Peng, Ping (“pain”), hence originally in the sense of German wehleidig (“over-sensitive, whiny”). Formally a doublet of German peinlich (“embarrassing”). Compare also peinlich genau, überpeinlich (“punctilious, meticulous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋəlɪç/
Adjective
pingelig (comparative pingeliger, superlative am pingeligsten)
Declension
Positive forms of pingelig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist pingelig | sie ist pingelig | es ist pingelig | sie sind pingelig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | pingeliger | pingelige | pingeliges | pingelige |
genitive | pingeligen | pingeliger | pingeligen | pingeliger | |
dative | pingeligem | pingeliger | pingeligem | pingeligen | |
accusative | pingeligen | pingelige | pingeliges | pingelige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der pingelige | die pingelige | das pingelige | die pingeligen |
genitive | des pingeligen | der pingeligen | des pingeligen | der pingeligen | |
dative | dem pingeligen | der pingeligen | dem pingeligen | den pingeligen | |
accusative | den pingeligen | die pingelige | das pingelige | die pingeligen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein pingeliger | eine pingelige | ein pingeliges | (keine) pingeligen |
genitive | eines pingeligen | einer pingeligen | eines pingeligen | (keiner) pingeligen | |
dative | einem pingeligen | einer pingeligen | einem pingeligen | (keinen) pingeligen | |
accusative | einen pingeligen | eine pingelige | ein pingeliges | (keine) pingeligen |
Comparative forms of pingelig
Superlative forms of pingelig
Derived terms
- Pingel (very probably a backformation)
- Pingeligkeit
Related terms
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