gierig

Dutch

Etymology

gier (“eager”) +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gierig (comparative gieriger, superlative gierigst)

1. stingy, miserly, covetous

Inflection

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

• gierigheid

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: gie‧rig

Adjective

gierig (comparative gieriger, superlative am gierigsten)

1. greedy
2. eager

Related terms

• Gier
• habgierig
• Habgier
• neugierig
• Neugier

Further reading

• “gierig” in Duden online