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muffig

muffig

German

Adjective

muffig ‎(comparative muffiger, superlative am muffigsten)

  1. (generally) smelly, stinking, particularly: having a moldy smell
  2. (of a room, furniture) uninviting, fusty, in need of renovation
  3. (of a person) grumpy, unfriendly
  4. (figuratively) old-fashioned, reactionary

Declension

Comparative forms of muffig
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist muffiger sie ist muffiger es ist muffiger sie sind muffiger
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative muffigerer muffigere muffigeres muffigere
genitive muffigeren muffigerer muffigeren muffigerer
dative muffigerem muffigerer muffigerem muffigeren
accusative muffigeren muffigere muffigeres muffigere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der muffigere die muffigere das muffigere die muffigeren
genitive des muffigeren der muffigeren des muffigeren der muffigeren
dative dem muffigeren der muffigeren dem muffigeren den muffigeren
accusative den muffigeren die muffigere das muffigere die muffigeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein muffigerer eine muffigere ein muffigeres (keine) muffigeren
genitive eines muffigeren einer muffigeren eines muffigeren (keiner) muffigeren
dative einem muffigeren einer muffigeren einem muffigeren (keinen) muffigeren
accusative einen muffigeren eine muffigere ein muffigeres (keine) muffigeren

Related terms

Etymology

The senses “smelly” and “grumpy” go back to different origins. The former pertains to Muff ‎(“bad smell”) from Middle Low German muffen; the latter to Muffel ‎(“grumpy person”), which is an Upper German dialect word of unknown origin. In contemporary German both senses often overlap (see below). It is therefore impossible to treat them as separate words anymore. Compare the same mixture of roots in muffelig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊfɪç/

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