hongerig
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch hongerich, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (“hungry”), equivalent to honger + -ig. Compare German hungrig, English hungry.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edithongerig (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
editDeclension 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 | — |
Derived terms
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