nieuwsgierig

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nieuwsgierich, mentioned in the Teuthonista (15th c.) using the spelling nyschyrich. Equivalent to nieuws (“news”) +‎ gierig (“greedy”), literally 'greedy for news'. Compare German neugierig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌniu̯ˈsxiː.rəx/
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  • Hyphenation: nieuws‧gie‧rig

Adjective

nieuwsgierig (comparative nieuwsgieriger, superlative nieuwsgierigst)

  1. curious, inquisitive

Declension

Declension of nieuwsgierig
uninflected nieuwsgierig
inflected nieuwsgierige
comparative nieuwsgieriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial nieuwsgierig nieuwsgieriger het nieuwsgierigst
het nieuwsgierigste
indefinite m./f. sing. nieuwsgierige nieuwsgierigere nieuwsgierigste
n. sing. nieuwsgierig nieuwsgieriger nieuwsgierigste
plural nieuwsgierige nieuwsgierigere nieuwsgierigste
definite nieuwsgierige nieuwsgierigere nieuwsgierigste
partitive nieuwsgierigs nieuwsgierigers —

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