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glitschig - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

German

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Etymology

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From glitschen (to slip, slide) +‎ -ig. Probably ultimately related to glatt (slippery, smooth, even).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: glit‧schig

Adjective

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glitschig (strong nominative masculine singular glitschiger, comparative glitschiger, superlative am glitschigsten)

  1. slippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy
    Synonyms: glatt, aalglatt, schlüpfrig, rutschig
    nasse und glitschige Straßenwet and slippery roads
    die glitschige Haut nasser Fischethe slick skin of wet fish
    glitschige Oberflächenslippery surfaces
    ein bei Nässe glitschiger Abschnitt aus Holzbretterna section of wood planks that are slippery when wet
    Pass auf! Es ist dort nass und glitschig!Watch out! It's wet and slippery out there!

Declension

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