windig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German windic, equivalent to Wind + -ig. Compare English windy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪndɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
audio (file) - Hyphenation: win‧dig
Adjective
windig (strong nominative masculine singular windiger, comparative windiger, superlative am windigsten)
- windy
- Antonym: windstill
- (figuratively, informal, of a person or undertaking) dodgy; dubious
- Synonym: zweifelhaft
- 2021 December 29, Lisa Nienhaus et al., “Krypto-Game over”, in Die Zeit:
- Der Baby Doge hat wie einige der windigeren Kryptowährungen ein Feature: Wer drinbleibt, verdient am Drinbleiben.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Positive forms of windig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist windig | sie ist windig | es ist windig | sie sind windig | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | windiger | windige | windiges | windige |
| genitive | windigen | windiger | windigen | windiger | |
| dative | windigem | windiger | windigem | windigen | |
| accusative | windigen | windige | windiges | windige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der windige | die windige | das windige | die windigen |
| genitive | des windigen | der windigen | des windigen | der windigen | |
| dative | dem windigen | der windigen | dem windigen | den windigen | |
| accusative | den windigen | die windige | das windige | die windigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein windiger | eine windige | ein windiges | (keine) windigen |
| genitive | eines windigen | einer windigen | eines windigen | (keiner) windigen | |
| dative | einem windigen | einer windigen | einem windigen | (keinen) windigen | |
| accusative | einen windigen | eine windige | ein windiges | (keine) windigen | |
Comparative forms of windig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist windiger | sie ist windiger | es ist windiger | sie sind windiger | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | windigerer | windigere | windigeres | windigere |
| genitive | windigeren | windigerer | windigeren | windigerer | |
| dative | windigerem | windigerer | windigerem | windigeren | |
| accusative | windigeren | windigere | windigeres | windigere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der windigere | die windigere | das windigere | die windigeren |
| genitive | des windigeren | der windigeren | des windigeren | der windigeren | |
| dative | dem windigeren | der windigeren | dem windigeren | den windigeren | |
| accusative | den windigeren | die windigere | das windigere | die windigeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein windigerer | eine windigere | ein windigeres | (keine) windigeren |
| genitive | eines windigeren | einer windigeren | eines windigeren | (keiner) windigeren | |
| dative | einem windigeren | einer windigeren | einem windigeren | (keinen) windigeren | |
| accusative | einen windigeren | eine windigere | ein windigeres | (keine) windigeren | |
Superlative forms of windig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am windigsten | sie ist am windigsten | es ist am windigsten | sie sind am windigsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | windigster | windigste | windigstes | windigste |
| genitive | windigsten | windigster | windigsten | windigster | |
| dative | windigstem | windigster | windigstem | windigsten | |
| accusative | windigsten | windigste | windigstes | windigste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der windigste | die windigste | das windigste | die windigsten |
| genitive | des windigsten | der windigsten | des windigsten | der windigsten | |
| dative | dem windigsten | der windigsten | dem windigsten | den windigsten | |
| accusative | den windigsten | die windigste | das windigste | die windigsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein windigster | eine windigste | ein windigstes | (keine) windigsten |
| genitive | eines windigsten | einer windigsten | eines windigsten | (keiner) windigsten | |
| dative | einem windigsten | einer windigsten | einem windigsten | (keinen) windigsten | |
| accusative | einen windigsten | eine windigste | ein windigstes | (keine) windigsten | |
Further reading
- “windig” in Duden online
- “windig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *windigaz (“windy”), equivalent to wind + -iġ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwin.dij/
Adjective
windiġ
- windy
- windy, flatulent; gassy
Declension
Declension of windiġ — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | windiġ | windiġu, windġu, windiġo, windġo | windiġ |
| Accusative | windiġne | windiġe, windġe | windiġ |
| Genitive | windiġes, windġes | windiġre | windiġes, windġes |
| Dative | windiġum, windġum | windiġre | windiġum, windġum |
| Instrumental | windiġe, windġe | windiġre | windiġe, windġe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | windiġe, windġe | windiġa, windġa, windiġe, windġe | windiġu, windġu, windiġo, windġo |
| Accusative | windiġe, windġe | windiġa, windġa, windiġe, windġe | windiġu, windġu, windiġo, windġo |
| Genitive | windiġra | windiġra | windiġra |
| Dative | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum |
| Instrumental | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum |
Declension of windiġ — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | windiġa, windġa | windiġe, windġe | windiġe, windġe |
| Accusative | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan | windiġe, windġe |
| Genitive | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan |
| Dative | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan |
| Instrumental | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan |
| Accusative | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan | windiġan, windġan |
| Genitive | windiġra, windiġena, windġena | windiġra, windiġena, windġena | windiġra, windiġena, windġena |
| Dative | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum |
| Instrumental | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum | windiġum, windġum |
Descendants
- Middle English: windy
- English: windy
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “windig”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.