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