German

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Etymology

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Dreck +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁɛkɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʁɛkɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: dre‧ckig

Adjective

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dreckig (strong nominative masculine singular dreckiger, comparative dreckiger, superlative am dreckigsten)

  1. dirty
    Synonym: schmutzig

Declension

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Further reading

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  • dreckig” in Duden online
  • dreckig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache