gierig

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gireg, from Old Dutch gireg, from Proto-West Germanic *gerag, *girīg, from Proto-Germanic *gerugaz, equivalent to gier (eager) +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣiː.rəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gie‧rig

Adjective

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gierig (comparative gieriger, superlative gierigst)

  1. desirous, covetous
  2. greedy, stingy, miserly

Declension

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Declension of gierig
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

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Descendants

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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: giri
  • Petjo: gier'g, girig, gieriek

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːʁɪç, -iːʁik
  • Hyphenation: gie‧rig

Adjective

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gierig (strong nominative masculine singular gieriger, comparative gieriger, superlative am gierigsten)

  1. greedy
  2. eager

Declension

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Further reading

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  • gierig” in Duden online
  • gierig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache