putzig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Low German or Dutch potsig (funny, cute), which belongs to Old French bocer.;[1] related to Butz (goblin).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊtsɪç/, [ˈpʊtsɪç]
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Adjective[edit]

putzig (strong nominative masculine singular putziger, comparative putziger, superlative am putzigsten)

  1. cute, sweet
  2. funny, comical

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “putzig”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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