Essig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ezzich, from Old High German ezzih, from Proto-West Germanic *atek, metathesized variant of *aket (“vinegar”). Compare with Vilamovian essig.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɛsɪç/

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• (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) IPA^(key): /ˈɛsɪk/

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• Hyphenation: Es‧sig
• Rhymes: -ɛsɪç

Noun

Essig m (strong, genitive Essigs, plural Essige)

1. vinegar
2. (predicative) bad

Declension

Declension of Essig [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Essig	die	Essige
genitive	eines	des	Essigs	der	Essige
dative	einem	dem	Essig	den	Essigen
accusative	einen	den	Essig	die	Essige

Hyponyms

• Apfelessig
• Apfelweinessig
• Balsamessig
• Eisessig
• Traubenessig
• Weinessig

Related terms

• Essigfliege
• Essigflasche
• Essigwasser
• Essigsoße

Further reading

• “Essig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Essig” in Duden online
• “Essig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache