knackig

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German

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Etymology

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knacken +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈknakɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈknakɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: kna‧ckig

Adjective

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knackig (strong nominative masculine singular knackiger, comparative knackiger, superlative am knackigsten)

  1. crisp, crunchy
  2. (of humans) youthful and attractive
  3. succinct, to the point
    Synonym: prägnant

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Swedish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Adjective

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knackig (comparative knackigare, superlative knackigast)

  1. (colloquial) bad, poor

Declension

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Inflection of knackig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular knackig knackigare knackigast
Neuter singular knackigt knackigare knackigast
Plural knackiga knackigare knackigast
Masculine plural3 knackige knackigare knackigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 knackige knackigare knackigaste
All knackiga knackigare knackigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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