silbrig

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German

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Etymology

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From Silber (silver) +‎ -ig. Cognate with Hunsrik silvrich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪl.bʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪl.bʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: silb‧rig

Adjective

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silbrig (strong nominative masculine singular silbriger, comparative silbriger, superlative am silbrigsten)

  1. silvery
  2. bright, shiny, shimmering

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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