dijzig

Dutch

Alternative forms

• deizig, dijnzig, duizig
• dyzig, dijssich, duysich (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain. Only found in Modern Dutch. Compare Saterland Frisian díezig (“slightly foggy, hazy”), German Low German diesig (“foggy, hazy”), German diesig (“hazy, misty”), Danish disig (“hazy”), Swedish disig (“hazy”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛi̯.zəx/
• Hyphenation: dij‧zig
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯zəx

Adjective

dijzig (not comparable)

1. (dated, dialectal, of weather conditions) foggy, drab, misty

   Synonym: mistig

Declension

Declension of dijzig
uninflected	dijzig
inflected	dijzige
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		dijzig
indefinite	m./f. sing.	dijzige
	n. sing.	dijzig
	plural	dijzige
definite		dijzige
partitive		dijzigs