Jump to content

glibberig

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Dutch

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Probably from Low German glibberig (slippery, smooth), from Middle Low German glibberich, from a Proto-Germanic base derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɪbərəx/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

[edit]

glibberig (comparative glibberiger, superlative glibberigst)

  1. slippery, slithery

Declension

[edit]
Declension of glibberig
uninflected glibberig
inflected glibberige
comparative glibberiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial glibberig glibberiger het glibberigst
het glibberigste
indefinite m./f. sing. glibberige glibberigere glibberigste
n. sing. glibberig glibberiger glibberigste
plural glibberige glibberigere glibberigste
definite glibberige glibberigere glibberigste
partitive glibberigs glibberigers

References

[edit]
  1. ^ glib”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “glibberig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  3. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  4. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “glib”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

German

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Middle Low German glibberich, from a Proto-Germanic base derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (to shine).[1] Compare Dutch glibberig, English glibbery.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪbəʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɪbəʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: glib‧be‧rig

Adjective

[edit]

glibberig (strong nominative masculine singular glibberiger, comparative glibberiger, superlative am glibberigsten)

  1. slimy, glutinous

Declension

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • glibberig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • glibberig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon