begerig

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From begeren (to covet) +‎ -ig (adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɣeːrəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ge‧rig

Adjective

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begerig (comparative begeriger, superlative begerigst)

  1. covetous, avaricious, desirous

Declension

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Declension of begerig
uninflected begerig
inflected begerige
comparative begeriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial begerig begeriger het begerigst
het begerigste
indefinite m./f. sing. begerige begerigere begerigste
n. sing. begerig begeriger begerigste
plural begerige begerigere begerigste
definite begerige begerigere begerigste
partitive begerigs begerigers

Derived terms

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