witzig
adj · /ˈvɪtsɪç/ ·Etymology
Formally from Middle High German wizzic, wizzec (“wise, sensible”), from Old High German wizzīg (“wise, sensible”), from Proto-West Germanic *witīg. The modern sense developed in the 18th century following the sense of the noun, thus by surface analysis, Witz (“wit/joke”) + -ig (“-y”). Related to English witty (English -y), through Old English wittiġ (“clever, wise”).
Translation
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funny, humorous
Auf die gleiche Weise mag ein Witz, über den ein Engländer Tränen lachen kann, einem Russen ganz und gar nicht witzig scheinen.
In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.
Jener Komiker ist sehr witzig.
That comedian is very funny.
Er ist nicht witzig oder gescheit.
He is not witty or bright.
- comic source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- facetious source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- witty source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
- resourceful archaic