geizig

German

Etymology

Alteration (due to German Geiz) of Middle High German gītic, gītich, gītec, from Old High German gītag, equivalent to Geiz + -ig. Doublet of geitig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪ̯tsɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ɡaɪ̯tsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: gei‧zig

Adjective

geizig (strong nominative masculine singular geiziger, comparative geiziger, superlative am geizigsten)

  1. ungenerous; stingy; cheap; mean (UK) (greedy to keep one’s own for oneself; unwilling to share)
  2. miserly; niggardly; closefisted (unwilling to spend one’s money; excessively economical)
  3. (archaic) greedy; avaricious; rapacious

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Synonyms

Further reading

  • geizig” in Duden online
  • geizig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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