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ranzig

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Initially in the spelling ranstig, borrowed from Middle French rance +‎ -ig, from Latin rancidus (rancid). The current spelling, attested since the late eighteenth century, may have been influenced from German ranzig, attested since the early eighteenth century, from Dutch ranstig, though this is disputed.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑn.zəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ran‧zig

Adjective

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ranzig (comparative ranziger, superlative ranzigst)

  1. rancid, disgusting
  2. (colloquial) dirty, unclean

Declension

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Declension of ranzig
uninflected ranzig
inflected ranzige
comparative ranziger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ranzig ranziger het ranzigst
het ranzigste
indefinite m./f. sing. ranzige ranzigere ranzigste
n. sing. ranzig ranziger ranzigste
plural ranzige ranzigere ranzigste
definite ranzige ranzigere ranzigste
partitive ranzigs ranzigers

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: rans

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ranzig (strong nominative masculine singular ranziger, comparative ranziger, superlative am ranzigsten)

  1. rancid
    ranziges Öl.rancid oil.
    ranziges Fett.rancid fat.
    ranzige Butter.rancid butter.

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Further reading

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