hinig

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• hinich

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably hin +‎ -ig, with hin itself being a clipping of Middle High German hinüber.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːniɡ̥/, /ˈhiːniç/

Adjective

hinig (comparative hiniger, superlative åm hinigstn) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol, Vienna)

1. out of order, broken

   Des Auto is hinig. ― The car is broken.

   Des hinige Auto is nimmer z'rettn. ― That broken car is beyond repair.

2. exhausted, depleted

   Nåchn Spuat gestern woar i afoch nur hinig. ― I was just exhausted after yesterday's sport.

3. (derogatory) dead, deceased

   Auffegstiegn, owegfoin, hinig gwesn. ― Ascended, fell off, dead.

4. (figuratively, derogatory, chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) stupid

   Synonyms: ågrennt, deppert, waach

   Bist hinig in der Marün? ― Are you stupid?

   Lauter hinige Leit då. ― All idiots here.

Synonyms

• hi

Derived terms

• Hinige
• Hiniger