hongerig
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch hongerich, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *hungragaz, *hungrugaz (“hungry”), equivalent to honger + -ig. Compare German hungrig, English hungry.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hongerig (comparative hongeriger, superlative hongerigst)
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
Inflection[edit]
Declension of hongerig | ||||
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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 | — |
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