German

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Etymology

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Miesepeter +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːzəˌpeːtʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌpeːtʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: mie‧se‧pet‧rig

Adjective

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miesepetrig (strong nominative masculine singular miesepetriger, comparative miesepetriger, superlative am miesepetrigsten)

  1. grumpy, crotchety (in a bad mood)

Declension

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Further reading

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