dressig
Central Franconian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German drīzec with early shortening of the vowel. Compare Luxembourgish drësseg.
Numeral edit
dressig
Alternative forms edit
- dreißig (most of Moselle Franconian)
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
dressig (masculine dressije, feminine and plural dressije or dressig, comparative dressijer, superlative et dressigste)
- (Ripuarian) shitty
- Wat soll ich met däm dressije Krom?
- What would I need this shitty stuff for?
- (Ripuarian) cowardly, fearful
Usage notes edit
- As a pun, the number 30 is occasionally written on toilet doors in pubs (replacing the 00 otherwise usual in Germany).