hongerig

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hongerich, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (hungry), equivalent to honger +‎ -ig. Compare German hungrig, English hungry.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔ.ŋə.rəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hon‧ge‧rig

Adjective

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hongerig (comparative hongeriger, superlative hongerigst)

  1. hungry

Usage notes

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  • The normal Dutch expression for “I'm hungry” is ik heb honger (literally I have hunger) rather than the literal equivalent ik ben hongerig, which is very uncommon.

Declension

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Declension of hongerig
uninflected hongerig
inflected hongerige
comparative hongeriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hongerig hongeriger het hongerigst
het hongerigste
indefinite m./f. sing. hongerige hongerigere hongerigste
n. sing. hongerig hongeriger hongerigste
plural hongerige hongerigere hongerigste
definite hongerige hongerigere hongerigste
partitive hongerigs hongerigers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hongerig
  • Negerhollands: hongrig, honger, hungu, hongru