glitschig
German
editEtymology
editFrom glitschen (“to slip, slide”) + -ig. Probably ultimately related to glatt (“slippery, smooth, even”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪt͡ʃɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: glit‧schig
Adjective
editglitschig (strong nominative masculine singular glitschiger, comparative glitschiger, superlative am glitschigsten)
- slippery, slick, greasy, slimy, squidgy
- Synonyms: glatt, aalglatt, schlüpfrig, rutschig
- nasse und glitschige Straßen ― wet and slippery roads
- die glitschige Haut nasser Fische ― the slick skin of wet fish
- glitschige Oberflächen ― slippery surfaces
- ein bei Nässe glitschiger Abschnitt aus Holzbrettern ― a 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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editFurther reading
edit- “glitschig” in Duden online