vetgirig
Swedish
editEtymology
editveta (“know”) + girig (“greedy”)
Adjective
editvetgirig (comparative vetgirigare, superlative vetgirigast)
- eager to learn, inquisitive, curious
- vetgiriga barn
- curious children
Declension
editInflection of vetgirig | |||
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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 |