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)
(file) (file) - IPA(key): /ɡaɪ̯tsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
(file) - Hyphenation: gei‧zig
Adjective
geizig (strong nominative masculine singular geiziger, comparative geiziger, superlative am geizigsten)
- ungenerous; stingy; cheap; mean (UK) (greedy to keep one’s own for oneself; unwilling to share)
- miserly; niggardly; closefisted (unwilling to spend one’s money; excessively economical)
- (archaic) greedy; avaricious; rapacious
Declension
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