neugierig

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German

Etymology

Compound of neu (“new”) +‎ gierig (“greedy”), but originally neusgierig with an adverbial genitive. A Middle Low German formation that replaced older Middle High German niugerne. Compare Dutch nieuwsgierig and Norwegian Bokmål nysgjerrig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: neu‧gie‧rig
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Adjective

neugierig (comparative neugieriger, superlative am neugierigsten)

  1. nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying

Declension

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Adverb

neugierig

  1. inquisitively, full of curiosity

Further reading

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