großkotzig
German
editEtymology
editAccording to the Kluge, the word is first attested in Berlin's 19th c. Hochsprache as an adjective synonymous with 'he who wins a pissing contest'.
According to the Duden, the substantive Großkotz (“a bighead, a cocky person”) came first and out of Yiddish גרױסקצין (groyskotsn, “a filthy rich person or a pompous git”), derived in turn from קָצִין (katsín, “a leader or officer”), of uncertain etymology but perhaps related to קצה (“end or tip”) in the sense of 'end of the chain of command in the army'.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editgroßkotzig (strong nominative masculine singular großkotziger, comparative großkotziger, superlative am großkotzigsten)
- exaggeratedly generous
Declension
editPositive forms of großkotzig
Comparative forms of großkotzig
Superlative forms of großkotzig
References
edit- מילון כיס דו לשוני עברי-גרמני גרמני-עברי כולל תעתיק מלא / Zweisprachiges Taschenwörterbuch Deutsch-Hebräisch Hebräisch-Deutsch mit vollständiger Transliteration,פרולוג מוציאים לאור בע״מ / Prolog Verlag GmbH, Israel 2006, p. 180. →ISBN
Further reading
edit- “großkotzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “großkotzig” in Duden online