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German
Etymology
Begier + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /bəˈɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: be‧gie‧rig
Adjective
begierig (strong nominative masculine singular begieriger, comparative begieriger, superlative am begierigsten)
- eager, avid
Declension
Positive forms of begierig
Comparative forms of begierig
Superlative forms of begierig
Further reading
- “begierig” in Duden online
- “begierig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache