nieuwsgier
Dutch
Etymology
Shortening of nieuwsgierig. Equivalent to nieuws (“news”) + gier (“greedy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nieuwsgier (not comparable)
- (archaic) curious, inquisitive
- Synonym: nieuwsgierig
Inflection
Declension of nieuwsgier | ||||
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uninflected | nieuwsgier | |||
inflected | nieuwsgiere | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | nieuwsgier | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | nieuwsgiere | ||
n. sing. | nieuwsgier | |||
plural | nieuwsgiere | |||
definite | nieuwsgiere | |||
partitive | nieuwsgiers |