wissbegierig
German edit
Etymology edit
wissen (“to know”) + begierig (“eager, avid”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪsbəˌɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wiss‧be‧gie‧rig
Adjective edit
wissbegierig (strong nominative masculine singular wissbegieriger, comparative wissbegieriger, superlative am wissbegierigsten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of wissbegierig
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Superlative forms of wissbegierig
Further reading edit
- “wissbegierig” in Duden online