popelig
German
Etymology
19th century, from Popel (“pitiable person”, also “proletarian”) + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpoːpəlɪç/
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Adjective
popelig (strong nominative masculine singular popeliger, comparative popeliger, superlative am popeligsten)
- unimpressive, quotidian
- shabby, crummy (of poor quality)
Declension
Positive forms of popelig
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist popelig | sie ist popelig | es ist popelig | sie sind popelig | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | popeliger | popelige | popeliges | popelige |
| genitive | popeligen | popeliger | popeligen | popeliger | |
| dative | popeligem | popeliger | popeligem | popeligen | |
| accusative | popeligen | popelige | popeliges | popelige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der popelige | die popelige | das popelige | die popeligen |
| genitive | des popeligen | der popeligen | des popeligen | der popeligen | |
| dative | dem popeligen | der popeligen | dem popeligen | den popeligen | |
| accusative | den popeligen | die popelige | das popelige | die popeligen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein popeliger | eine popelige | ein popeliges | (keine) popeligen |
| genitive | eines popeligen | einer popeligen | eines popeligen | (keiner) popeligen | |
| dative | einem popeligen | einer popeligen | einem popeligen | (keinen) popeligen | |
| accusative | einen popeligen | eine popelige | ein popeliges | (keine) popeligen | |
Comparative forms of popelig
Superlative forms of popelig