German

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Etymology

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From spitz +‎ -ig. Compare Hunsrik spitzich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: spit‧zig

Adjective

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spitzig (strong nominative masculine singular spitziger, comparative spitziger, superlative am spitzigsten)

  1. (chiefly archaic) Synonym of spitz (pointed)

Usage notes

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  • More frequent than spitz until the mid-18th century. Usual until the mid-20th century. Now hardly in active use, except rarely to express a weakened degree (“somewhat pointy”).

Declension

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Further reading

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