eifrig

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German

Etymology

Eifer +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯fʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: eif‧rig

Adjective

eifrig (strong nominative masculine singular eifriger, comparative eifriger, superlative am eifrigsten)

  1. avid, eager, diligent, zealous

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Further reading

  • eifrig” in Duden online
  • eifrig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • eifrig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon