zappelig

== German == === Alternative forms === zapplig === Etymology === From zappeln (“to wriggle”) +‎ -ig (“-y”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sapəlɪç], [ˈt͡sapəlɪk] Hyphenation: zap‧pe‧lig === Adjective === zappelig (strong nominative masculine singular zappeliger, comparative zappeliger, superlative am zappeligsten) (colloquial) fidgety or wriggly zappliges Kind ― fidgety child (colloquial) nervous; anxious ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Zappligkeit === Further reading === “zappelig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “zappelig” in Duden online “zappelig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon