hinig

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably hin +‎ -ig, with hin itself being a clipping of Middle High German hinüber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːniɡ̥/, /ˈhiːniç/

Adjective

hinig (comparative hiniger, superlative åm hinigstn) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Tyrol, Vienna)

  1. out of order, broken
    Des Auto is hinig. ― The car is broken.
    Des hinige Auto is nimmer z'rettn. ― That broken car is beyond repair.
  2. exhausted, depleted
    Nåchn Spuat gestern woar i afoch nur hinig. ― I was just exhausted after yesterday's sport.
  3. (derogatory) dead, deceased
    Auffegstiegn, owegfoin, hinig gwesn. ― Ascended, fell off, dead.
  4. (figuratively, derogatory, chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) stupid
    Synonyms: ågrennt, deppert, waach
    Bist hinig in der Marün? ― Are you stupid?
    Lauter hinige Leit då. ― All idiots here.

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