German

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Etymology

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Schwamm +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvamɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvamɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: schwam‧mig

Adjective

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schwammig (strong nominative masculine singular schwammiger, comparative schwammiger, superlative am schwammigsten)

  1. pulpy, spongy
  2. (figuratively) imprecise
    Das ist ein schwammiger Begriff.
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