spillerig

== German == === Etymology === From Spille (“spindle”) +‎ -ig. The former is a High as well as Low German variant of Spindel; from Middle High German spille and Middle Low German spille, from which latter also Spill (“capstan”). Eventually from Proto-West Germanic *spinnilu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪlərɪç/, [ˈʃpɪləʁɪç] (standard) IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪlərɪk/ (common in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Hyphenation: spil‧le‧rig === Adjective === spillerig (strong nominative masculine singular spilleriger, comparative spilleriger, superlative am spillerigsten) (regional) spindly (thin and long) Synonyms: hager, spindeldürr ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Spill Spindel