hongerig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hongerich, from Old Dutch , from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (“hungry”), equivalent to honger +‎ -ig. Compare German hungrig, English hungry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔ.ŋə.rəx/
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  • Hyphenation: hon‧ge‧rig

Adjective

hongerig (comparative hongeriger, superlative hongerigst)

  1. hungry

Usage notes

  • The normal Dutch expression for “I'm hungry” is ik heb honger (literally “I have hunger”) rather than the literal equivalent ik ben hongerig, which is very uncommon.

Declension

Declension of hongerig
uninflected hongerig
inflected hongerige
comparative hongeriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hongerig hongeriger het hongerigst
het hongerigste
indefinite m./f. sing. hongerige hongerigere hongerigste
n. sing. hongerig hongeriger hongerigste
plural hongerige hongerigere hongerigste
definite hongerige hongerigere hongerigste
partitive hongerigs hongerigers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: hongerig
  • Negerhollands: hongrig, honger, hungu, hongru
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