wurmstichig

== German == === Etymology === From late Middle High German wurmstichic, derived from wurmstich m (“wormhole”), possibly from Middle Low German wormstēke f, m (early 14th century; compare obsolete German Wurmstiche f alongside regular Wurmstich m). Analyzable as Wurm (“worm”) +‎ Stich (“stitch, prick”) +‎ -ig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvʊʁmˌʃtɪçɪç/ (standard) IPA(key): /-ˌʃtɪçɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) Hyphenation: wurm‧sti‧chig === Adjective === wurmstichig (strong nominative masculine singular wurmstichiger, comparative wurmstichiger, superlative am wurmstichigsten) wormy, worm-eaten, maggoty Synonym: zerfressen ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “wurmstichig” in Duden online “wurmstichig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)