wackelig

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

wackeln (to waggle, wobble) + -ig (-y); cognate with Hunsrik wacklich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvakəlɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈvakəlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: wa‧cke‧lig

Adjective

wackelig (strong nominative masculine singular wackeliger, comparative wackeliger, superlative am wackeligsten)

  1. shaky
  2. unsteady

Declension

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