German

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Etymology

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Filz +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪlt͡sɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪlt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: fil‧zig

Adjective

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filzig (strong nominative masculine singular filziger, comparative filziger, superlative am filzigsten)

  1. felty, feltlike
  2. miserly, stingy

Declension

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Further reading

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  • filzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • filzig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon