harig

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See also: Harig and hårig

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.rəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ha‧rig

Etymology 1

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From haar (hair) +‎ -ig (-y).

Adjective

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harig (comparative hariger, superlative harigst)

  1. hairy, hirsute, covered in hair, having a lot of hair
Declension
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Declension of harig
uninflected harig
inflected harige
comparative hariger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial harig hariger het harigst
het harigste
indefinite m./f. sing. harige harigere harigste
n. sing. harig hariger harigste
plural harige harigere harigste
definite harige harigere harigste
partitive harigs harigers
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From haar (dry wind) +‎ -ig (-y).

Adjective

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harig (comparative hariger, superlative harigst)

  1. (obsolete) dry and windy
  2. (uncommon) foggy, misty
Declension
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Declension of harig
uninflected harig
inflected harige
comparative hariger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial harig hariger het harigst
het harigste
indefinite m./f. sing. harige harigere harigste
n. sing. harig hariger harigste
plural harige harigere harigste
definite harige harigere harigste
partitive harigs harigers

Swedish

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Etymology

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hare (hare) +‎ -ig (-y)

Adjective

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harig (comparative harigare, superlative harigast)

  1. scaring very easily (like a hare); fearful, cowardly, scaredy

Declension

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Inflection of harig
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular harig harigare harigast
Neuter singular harigt harigare harigast
Plural hariga harigare harigast
Masculine plural3 harige harigare harigast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 harige harigare harigaste
All hariga harigare harigaste
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

See also

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References

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