German

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Etymology

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Cognate with Middle Dutch zimperlije, English simper.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: zim‧per‧lich

Adjective

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zimperlich (strong nominative masculine singular zimperlicher, comparative zimperlicher, superlative am zimperlichsten)

  1. squeamish
  2. prissy

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “zimperlich”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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