German

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Etymology

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Salz +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzaltsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaltsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: sal‧zig

Adjective

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salzig (strong nominative masculine singular salziger, comparative salziger, superlative am salzigsten)

  1. briny, salty

Declension

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See also

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Basic tastes in German (layout · text)
           
süß sauer salzig bitter scharf herzhaft

Further reading

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