riesig

riesig

German

Etymology

    From Riese (giant) +‎ -ig.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʁiːzɪç/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʁiːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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    • Hyphenation: rie‧sig

    Adjective

    riesig (strong nominative masculine singular riesiger, comparative riesiger, superlative am riesigsten)

    1. gigantic, huge
      Synonyms: gigantisch, riesengroß

    Declension

    Further reading

    • riesig” in Duden online
    • riesig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)