gierig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gireg, from Old Dutch gireg, from Proto-West Germanic *gerag, *girīg, from Proto-Germanic *gerugaz, equivalent to gier (“eager”) + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣiː.rəx/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gie‧rig
Adjective
Inflection
Inflection of gierig | ||||
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uninflected | gierig | |||
inflected | gierige | |||
comparative | gieriger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | gierig | gieriger | het gierigst het gierigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | gierige | gierigere | gierigste |
n. sing. | gierig | gieriger | gierigste | |
plural | gierige | gierigere | gierigste | |
definite | gierige | gierigere | gierigste | |
partitive | gierigs | gierigers | — |
Derived terms
- aartsgierig
- bloedgierig
- geldgierig
- gierigaard
- gierigheid
- nieuwsgierig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German giric, girich, from Old High German girīg, gerag, from Proto-West Germanic *girīg, *gerag, from Proto-Germanic *girigaz, *geragaz, later variants of *gerugaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːʁɪç, -iːʁik
- Hyphenation: gie‧rig
Adjective
gierig (strong nominative masculine singular gieriger, comparative gieriger, superlative am gierigsten)
Declension
Positive forms of gierig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist gierig | sie ist gierig | es ist gierig | sie sind gierig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gieriger | gierige | gieriges | gierige |
genitive | gierigen | gieriger | gierigen | gieriger | |
dative | gierigem | gieriger | gierigem | gierigen | |
accusative | gierigen | gierige | gieriges | gierige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gierige | die gierige | das gierige | die gierigen |
genitive | des gierigen | der gierigen | des gierigen | der gierigen | |
dative | dem gierigen | der gierigen | dem gierigen | den gierigen | |
accusative | den gierigen | die gierige | das gierige | die gierigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gieriger | eine gierige | ein gieriges | (keine) gierigen |
genitive | eines gierigen | einer gierigen | eines gierigen | (keiner) gierigen | |
dative | einem gierigen | einer gierigen | einem gierigen | (keinen) gierigen | |
accusative | einen gierigen | eine gierige | ein gieriges | (keine) gierigen |
Comparative forms of gierig
Superlative forms of gierig
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