hongerig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hongerich, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (“hungry”), equivalent to honger + -ig. Compare German hungrig, English hungry.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hongerig (comparative hongeriger, superlative hongerigst)
Usage notes
- 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.
Inflection
Declension of hongerig | ||||
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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
Descendants
- Afrikaans: hongerig
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