German

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Etymology

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knatschen +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈknaːtʃɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈknaːtʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: knat‧schig

Adjective

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knatschig (strong nominative masculine singular knatschiger, comparative knatschiger, superlative am knatschigsten)

  1. grumpy, cranky
  2. muddy

Declension

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Further reading

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