urig

Alemannic German

Etymology

Adjectival formation from ur (adverb) + -ig. Suggested as the etymology of the toponym Uri (which in folk etymology is derived from Ur (aurochs)). Suggested by Wood[1] as cognate with Latin auster (south wind), Old High German ustar (greedy, voracious) (PIE root *h₂ews-).

Adjective

urig

  1. wild, tempestuous, raging (of the weather)
  2. uncouth, irascible (of people)

Further reading

References

  1. Francis A. Wood, "Some Words for 'South'", Language 3.3 (1927), 184-186, DOI: 10.2307/409321.

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Noun

urig

  1. pig; hog; swine

German

Etymology

ur- + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːʀɪç/

Adjective

urig (comparative uriger, superlative am urigsten)

  1. rustic, authentic; original
    Synonyms: unverfälscht, urwüchsig, zünftig
    Lass uns in die Kneipe am Eck gehen, die ist urig und ohne Schickimicki.
    Let's go to the pub at the corner: it's original, not kitsch.
    • 1976, Heinrich Dathe, Wegweiser durch den Tierpark, p. 14:
      Auch unsere Herde züchtet regelmäßig, so daß der Tierpark Berlin längst in die Reihe der Zuchtstätten dieses urigen Rindes gerückt ist.
      Our herd, too, breeds regularly, so that Berlin Zoo has long become one of the breedings tations of this aboriginal bovid.
    • 2012, Die Zeit, 10.07.2012, Nr. 28:
      Klar, in dieser Atmosphäre fühlte sich der urige Bayer richtig wohl.
      Evidently the authentic Bavarian thrives in this atmosphere.

Declension

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