nærig

Danish

Etymology

From nære (to feed) +‎ -ig, from Low German nerig, from neren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /nɛːri/, [ˈnɛːɐ̯i]

Adjective

nærig (neuter nærigt, definite and plural nærige, comparative nærigere, superlative nærigst).

  1. mean, cheap, stingy, tight-fisted, tight

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • nærighed

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