vetgirig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
veta (“know”) + girig (“greedy”)
Adjective edit
vetgirig (comparative vetgirigare, superlative vetgirigast)
- eager to learn, inquisitive, curious
- vetgiriga barn
- curious children
Declension edit
| Inflection of vetgirig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | vetgirig | vetgirigare | vetgirigast |
| Neuter singular | vetgirigt | vetgirigare | vetgirigast |
| Plural | vetgiriga | vetgirigare | vetgirigast |
| Masculine plural3 | vetgirige | vetgirigare | vetgirigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | vetgirige | vetgirigare | vetgirigaste |
| All | vetgiriga | vetgirigare | vetgirigaste |
| 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 | |||