begerig

Dutch

Etymology

From begeren (“to covet”) +‎ -ig (adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈɣeːrəx/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ge‧rig

Adjective

begerig (comparative begeriger, superlative begerigst)

1. covetous, avaricious, desirous

Inflection

Declension of begerig
uninflected	begerig
inflected	begerige
comparative	begeriger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		begerig	begeriger	het begerigst het begerigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	begerige	begerigere	begerigste
	n. sing.	begerig	begeriger	begerigste
	plural	begerige	begerigere	begerigste
definite		begerige	begerigere	begerigste
partitive		begerigs	begerigers	—

Derived terms

• begerigheid f (“avariciousness, covetousness”)