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

Declension of hongerig
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	—

Derived terms

• hongerigheid

Descendants

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