zimperlich

German

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Dutch zimperlije, English simper.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: zim‧per‧lich

Adjective

zimperlich (strong nominative masculine singular zimperlicher, comparative zimperlicher, superlative am zimperlichsten)

  1. squeamish
  2. prissy

Declension

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Derived terms

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “zimperlich”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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