schlüpfrig
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃlʏpf.ʁɪç/, /ˈʃlʏpf.ʁɪk/
adj
Definitions
- slippery, slick, greasy, slimy
- (figuratively) slippery, tricky, unstable, changeable
- (figuratively) risqué, salacious, scabrous
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German slipferec inherited from Old High German sleffarag, sleffar (slippery) derived from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (slippery, smooth).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*slipraz
Gloss
slippery, smooth
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonslippery English
- slip English
- slipperily English
- slipperiness English
- slippery English
- *slipraz Proto-Germanic
- slipor Old English
- slipperie Middle English
- sleffar Old High German
- sleffarag Old High German
- slipferec Middle High German