hongerig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hongerich, from Old Dutch [Term?], 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.

Inflection
Inflection of hongerig
uninflected hongerig
inflected hongerige
comparative hongeriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial hongerighongerigerhet hongerigst
het hongerigste
indefinite m./f. sing. hongerigehongerigerehongerigste
n. sing. hongerighongerigerhongerigste
plural hongerigehongerigerehongerigste
definite hongerigehongerigerehongerigste
partitive hongerigshongerigers—

Derived terms
  • hongerigheid

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