See also: døsig

German

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Etymology

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From German Low German dösig, from Middle Low German dȫsich, from Old Saxon *dosig, *dusig, from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg (stunned, dazed, giddy), cognate with English dizzy. The Low German and Middle Low German words mean only “dazed, dizzy, dumb/stupid”, so it is certain that the German word also comprehends new formation from related dösen (to doze, daydream) +‎ -ig. Related also to dusselig and English doze, dozy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdøːzɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈdøːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: dö‧sig

Adjective

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dösig (strong nominative masculine singular dösiger, comparative dösiger, superlative am dösigsten)

  1. sleepy
  2. not concentrated
  3. stupid

Declension

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