wollig

Dutch

Etymology

From wol + -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔ.ləx/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wol‧lig
  • Rhymes: -ɔləx

Adjective

wollig (comparative wolliger, superlative wolligst)

  1. (speech) vague, evasive
  2. woolly, covered with wool

Inflection

Inflection of wollig
uninflected wollig
inflected wollige
comparative wolliger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial wolligwolligerhet wolligst
het wolligste
indefinite m./f. sing. wolligewolligerewolligste
n. sing. wolligwolligerwolligste
plural wolligewolligerewolligste
definite wolligewolligerewolligste
partitive wolligswolligers

Derived terms

  • wolligheid

German

Etymology

Wolle + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔlɪç/
  • (file)

Adjective

wollig (strong nominative masculine singular wolliger, comparative wolliger, superlative am wolligsten)

  1. woolen, woolly
    • 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
      Die lustig und hastig hüpfen, / Wie wollige Lämmerherden, / Die abends der singende Hirtenjunge / Nach Hause treibt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

  • wollig” in Duden online
  • wollig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.