German

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Etymology

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Pfiff +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpfɪ.fɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpfɪ.fɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: pfif‧fig

Adjective

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pfiffig (strong nominative masculine singular pfiffiger, comparative pfiffiger, superlative am pfiffigsten)

  1. smart (clever)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • pfiffig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • pfiffig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • pfiffig” in Duden online