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wendig

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wendec, wendic (retrogressive), from Old High German wentīg; by surface analysis, wenden +‎ -ig (DWDS).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛndɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: wen‧dig

Adjective

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wendig (strong nominative masculine singular wendiger, comparative wendiger, superlative am wendigsten)

  1. agile
  2. flexible

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wendig” in Duden online
  • wendig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wendig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon