nysgjerrig

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German nisgirig; compare with Danish nysgerrig and German neugierig.

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Adjective

nysgjerrig (neuter singular nysgjerrig, definite singular and plural nysgjerrige)

  1. curious (inquisitive)
  2. inquisitive
  3. nosy (informal)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Low German nisgirig; compare with Danish nysgerrig and German neugierig.

Adjective

nysgjerrig (neuter singular nysgjerrig, definite singular and plural nysgjerrige)

  1. curious (inquisitive)
    Synonyms: forviten, nyfiken
  2. inquisitive
  3. nosy (informal)

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