hungrig
Danish edit
Adjective edit
hungrig (neuter hungrigt, plural and definite singular attributive hungrige)
Inflection edit
Inflection of hungrig | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | hungrig | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | hungrigt | — | —2 |
Plural | hungrige | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | hungrige | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Further reading edit
- “hungrig” in Den Danske Ordbog
German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (“hungry”). By surface analysis, Hunger + -ig. Compare Dutch hongerig, English hungry.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊŋ.ɡʁɪç/, /ˈhʊŋ.ɡʁɪk/ (regional, less common)
- Hyphenation: hung‧rig (standard)
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Adjective edit
hungrig (strong nominative masculine singular hungriger, comparative hungriger, superlative am hungrigsten)
- hungry (desirous of food)
Usage notes edit
- The commoner German expression for “I’m hungry” is ich habe Hunger rather than ich bin hungrig, though the latter is also possible.
Declension edit
Positive forms of hungrig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist hungrig | sie ist hungrig | es ist hungrig | sie sind hungrig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | hungriger | hungrige | hungriges | hungrige |
genitive | hungrigen | hungriger | hungrigen | hungriger | |
dative | hungrigem | hungriger | hungrigem | hungrigen | |
accusative | hungrigen | hungrige | hungriges | hungrige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der hungrige | die hungrige | das hungrige | die hungrigen |
genitive | des hungrigen | der hungrigen | des hungrigen | der hungrigen | |
dative | dem hungrigen | der hungrigen | dem hungrigen | den hungrigen | |
accusative | den hungrigen | die hungrige | das hungrige | die hungrigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein hungriger | eine hungrige | ein hungriges | (keine) hungrigen |
genitive | eines hungrigen | einer hungrigen | eines hungrigen | (keiner) hungrigen | |
dative | einem hungrigen | einer hungrigen | einem hungrigen | (keinen) hungrigen | |
accusative | einen hungrigen | eine hungrige | ein hungriges | (keine) hungrigen |
Comparative forms of hungrig
Superlative forms of hungrig
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Adjective edit
hungrig
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of hungry
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
hungrig (neuter singular hungrig, definite singular and plural hungrige)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “hungrig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
hungrig (neuter singular hungrig, definite singular and plural hungrige)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “hungrig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *hungrug, from Proto-Germanic *hungrugaz (“hungry”); equivalent to hungor + -iġ.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hungriġ
Declension edit
Declension of hungriġ — Strong
Declension of hungriġ — Weak
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish hungrogher.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hungrig (comparative hungrigare, superlative hungrigast)
Declension edit
Inflection of hungrig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | hungrig | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Neuter singular | hungrigt | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Plural | hungriga | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Masculine plural3 | hungrige | hungrigare | hungrigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | hungrige | hungrigare | hungrigaste |
All | hungriga | hungrigare | hungrigaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |