gierig

From Middle Dutch gireg, from Old Dutch gireg, from Proto-West Germanic *gerag, *girīg, from Proto-Germanic *gerugaz, equivalent to gier (“eager”) +‎ -ig.

• IPA^(key): /ɣiː.rəx/

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• Hyphenation: gie‧rig

gierig (comparative gieriger, superlative gierigst)

1. desirous, covetous
2. greedy, stingy, miserly

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• Berbice Creole Dutch: giri
• Petjo: gier'g, girig, gieriek

From Middle High German giric, girich, from Old High German girīg, gerag, from Proto-West Germanic *girīg, *gerag, from Proto-Germanic *girigaz, *geragaz, later variants of *gerugaz.

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

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• Rhymes: -iːʁɪç, -iːʁik
• Hyphenation: gie‧rig

gierig (strong nominative masculine singular gieriger, comparative gieriger, superlative am gierigsten)

1. greedy
2. eager

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• Gier
• habgierig
• Habgier
• neugierig
• Neugier

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