hungrig
Danish
Adjective
hungrig (neuter hungrigt, plural and definite singular attributive hungrige)
- (archaic) hungry
Inflection
Inflection of hungrig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | hungrig | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | hungrigt | — | —2 |
Plural | hungrige | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | hungrige | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Further reading
- “hungrig” in Den Danske Ordbog
German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (“hungry”). By surface analysis, Hunger + -ig. Compare Dutch hongerig, English hungry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ɡʁɪç/, /ˈhʊŋ.ɡʁɪk/ (regional, less common)
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hung‧rig (standard)
Adjective
hungrig (strong nominative masculine singular hungriger, comparative hungriger, superlative am hungrigsten)
- hungry (desirous of food)
Usage notes
Declension
Positive forms of hungrig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist hungrig | sie ist hungrig | es ist hungrig | sie sind hungrig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | hungriger | hungrige | hungriges | hungrige |
genitive | hungrigen | hungriger | hungrigen | hungriger | |
dative | hungrigem | hungriger | hungrigem | hungrigen | |
accusative | hungrigen | hungrige | hungriges | hungrige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der hungrige | die hungrige | das hungrige | die hungrigen |
genitive | des hungrigen | der hungrigen | des hungrigen | der hungrigen | |
dative | dem hungrigen | der hungrigen | dem hungrigen | den hungrigen | |
accusative | den hungrigen | die hungrige | das hungrige | die hungrigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein hungriger | eine hungrige | ein hungriges | (keine) hungrigen |
genitive | eines hungrigen | einer hungrigen | eines hungrigen | (keiner) hungrigen | |
dative | einem hungrigen | einer hungrigen | einem hungrigen | (keinen) hungrigen | |
accusative | einen hungrigen | eine hungrige | ein hungriges | (keine) hungrigen |
Comparative forms of hungrig
Superlative forms of hungrig
Middle English
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hungrug, from Proto-Germanic *hungrugaz (“hungry”); equivalent to hungor + -iġ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxun.ɡrij/, [ˈhuŋ.ɡrij]
Declension
Declension of hungriġ — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | hungriġ | hungriġu, hungriġo | hungriġ |
Accusative | hungriġne | hungriġe | hungriġ |
Genitive | hungriġes | hungriġre | hungriġes |
Dative | hungriġum | hungriġre | hungriġum |
Instrumental | hungriġe | hungriġre | hungriġe |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | hungriġe | hungriġa, hungriġe | hungriġu, hungriġo |
Accusative | hungriġe | hungriġa, hungriġe | hungriġu, hungriġo |
Genitive | hungriġra | hungriġra | hungriġra |
Dative | hungriġum | hungriġum | hungriġum |
Instrumental | hungriġum | hungriġum | hungriġum |
Declension of hungriġ — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | hungriġa | hungriġe | hungriġe |
Accusative | hungriġan | hungriġan | hungriġe |
Genitive | hungriġan | hungriġan | hungriġan |
Dative | hungriġan | hungriġan | hungriġan |
Instrumental | hungriġan | hungriġan | hungriġan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | hungriġan | hungriġan | hungriġan |
Accusative | hungriġan | hungriġan | hungriġan |
Genitive | hungriġra, hungriġena | hungriġra, hungriġena | hungriġra, hungriġena |
Dative | hungriġum | hungriġum | hungriġum |
Instrumental | hungriġum | hungriġum | hungriġum |
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hungrogher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɵŋˌrɪ(ɡ)/
Audio (file)
Declension
Inflection of hungrig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hungrig | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Neuter singular | hungrigt | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Plural | hungriga | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Masculine plural3 | hungrige | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hungrige | hungrigare | hungrigaste |
All | hungriga | hungrigare | hungrigaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms
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