protzig

German

Etymology

Protz +‎ -ig, or protzen +‎ -ig, both from the same origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁɔt͡sɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁɔt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: prot‧zig

Adjective

protzig (strong nominative masculine singular protziger, comparative protziger, superlative am protzigsten)

  1. pompous, pretentious

Declension

Further reading

  • protzig” in Duden online
  • protzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache