Essig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ezzich, from Old High German ezzih, from Proto-West Germanic *atek, metathesized variant of *aket (“vinegar”). Compare with Vilamovian essig.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛsɪç/
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  • (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /ˈɛsɪk/
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  • Hyphenation: Es‧sig
  • Rhymes: -ɛsɪç

Noun

Essig m (strong, genitive Essigs, plural Essige)

  1. vinegar
  2. (predicative) bad

Declension

Declension of Essig [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Essig die Essige
genitive eines des Essigs der Essige
dative einem dem Essig den Essigen
accusative einen den Essig die Essige

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