gretig

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Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps from the root of gaarne (“with pleasure”) and geren (“to covet”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gretig (comparative gretiger, superlative gretigst)

  1. eager
  2. keen

Declension

Declension of gretig
uninflected gretig
inflected gretige
comparative gretiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gretig gretiger het gretigst
het gretigste
indefinite m./f. sing. gretige gretigere gretigste
n. sing. gretig gretiger gretigste
plural gretige gretigere gretigste
definite gretige gretigere gretigste
partitive gretigs gretigers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: greetig, griedig

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