emsig

== Danish == === Etymology === From German emsig. === Adjective === emsig (neuter emsigt, plural and definite singular attributive emsige) eager, meticulous, industrious (often irritatingly) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== emsighed === References === “emsig” in Den Danske Ordbog == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German emzec, emzic, from Old High German emezzīg, emizzīg (“persistent, continuous”), attested since the 8th century, of uncertain ultimate origin. Kluge initially suggested that it could be related to Emse (“ant”), but this was later qualified as “uncertain” and removed in subsequent editions. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛmzɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /ˈɛmzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: em‧sig === Adjective === emsig (strong nominative masculine singular emsiger, comparative emsiger, superlative am emsigsten) industrious Synonym: fleißig ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “emsig” in Duden online “emsig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “emsig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.