witzig

German

Etymology

From Witz (“wit/joke”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). Related to English witty (English -y), through Old English wittiġ (“clever, wise”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪtsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪtsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wit‧zig

Adjective

witzig (strong nominative masculine singular witziger, comparative witziger, superlative am witzigsten)

  1. funny, humorous
  2. (archaic) resourceful

Declension

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Synonyms

Further reading
  • “witzig” in Duden online
  • “witzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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