neugierig

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German

Etymology

Compound of neu (new) +‎ gierig (greedy), but originally neusgierig with an adverbial genitive. A Middle Low German formation that replaced older Middle High German niugerne. Compare Dutch nieuwsgierig and Norwegian Bokmål nysgjerrig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: neu‧gie‧rig

Adjective

neugierig (strong nominative masculine singular neugieriger, comparative neugieriger, superlative am neugierigsten)

  1. nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying
    neugierige Zuschauer.curious spectators.
    Ich bin besonders neugierig auf die Sitten und Gebräuche anderer Kulturen.
    I am very curious and keen to discover the customs and traditions of other cultures.

Declension

Related terms

Adverb

neugierig

  1. inquisitively, full of curiosity
    neugierig zuschauen.to watch curiously.

Further reading

  • neugierig” in Duden online
  • neugierig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache