pampig

German

Etymology

Pampe +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpampɪç/ (standard)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpampɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: pam‧pig

Adjective

pampig (strong nominative masculine singular pampiger, comparative pampiger, superlative am pampigsten)

  1. (literally) mushy, gooey (of moderately viscous consistency, wet and often still somewhat grainy)
    Wasser und Mehl vermischen, bis eine pampige Masse entsteht.
    Mix flour and water until it forms a mushy mass.
  2. (figuratively) stroppy, crabby, insolent, bad-tempered (clearly showing irritation and unwillingness to be friendly; especially of replies, reactions, etc.)
    Nachdem ich sein Angebot abgelehnt habe, ist er ziemlich pampig geworden.
    After I refused his offer, he got rather crabby (with me).

Declension

Further reading

  • pampig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

pamp +‎ -ig

Adjective

pampig (comparative pampigare, superlative pampigast)

  1. (colloquial) grand, impressive; imposing
    en pampig rockkonsert
    an imposing rock concert

Declension

Inflection of pampig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular pampig pampigare pampigast
neuter singular pampigt pampigare pampigast
plural pampiga pampigare pampigast
masculine plural2 pampige pampigare pampigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 pampige pampigare pampigaste
all pampiga pampigare pampigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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