schwindelig
Appearance
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- schwindlig (less common)
Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, schwindeln + -ig or Schwindel + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪndəlɪç/, /ˈʃvɪndlɪç/, [ˈʃʋɪn-] (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvindɛlik/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: schwin‧de‧lig
Adjective
[edit]schwindelig (strong nominative masculine singular schwindeliger, comparative schwindeliger, superlative am schwindeligsten)
- dizzy (having a sensation of turning around)
Usage notes
[edit]- Can used with either a personal subject or an implied impersonal subject:
- Bier macht mich schwindelig. ― Beer makes me dizzy.
- or
- Von Bier wird mir schwindelig. ― Beer makes me dizzy.
Declension
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Further reading
[edit]- “schwindelig” in Duden online
- “schwindelig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache