schmutzig

Meaning

  1. dirty, filthy, grimy
  2. (figuratively) shameless, obscene
  3. (dialectal) fatty, fat

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dräggig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

pfuudig

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schwaarz

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wiescht

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Hyphenated as
schmut‧zig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃmʊt͡sɪç/
Etymology

In summary

From Schmutz + -ig, whence also dialectal Dutch smotsig. Compare also English smutty.

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation

German

Start learning German with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "schmutzig" and many other words and sentences in German.

Go to our German course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes
Continue