German

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Etymology

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Quirl +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɪʁlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɪʁlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: quir‧lig

Adjective

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quirlig (strong nominative masculine singular quirliger, comparative quirliger, superlative am quirligsten)

  1. lively, exuberant

Declension

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Further reading

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