🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

winzig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vɪntsɪç

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tich/tɪtʃ/
adjectivenounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15400 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das ist ein winziges Detail."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Very small in size; tiny or diminutive.

    "She poured the tea from a tich teapot into two matching miniature cups."
As noun
  1. 1

    A very small person or thing.

    "That little puppy is a real tich compared to its mother."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in British colloquial slang during the early 20th century, 'tich' derives from the diminutive form of 'Little Tich', the stage name of the famous diminutive English music hall comedian Harry Relph (1867–1928). Over time, the proper name generalized into a common noun and adjective denoting anyone or anything of very small stature.

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