neugierig
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of neu (“new”) + gierig (“greedy”), but originally neusgierig with an adverbial genitive. A Middle Low German formation that replaced older Middle High German niugerne. Compare Dutch nieuwsgierig and Norwegian Bokmål nysgjerrig.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/ (standard)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: neu‧gie‧rig
Adjective[edit]
neugierig (strong nominative masculine singular neugieriger, comparative neugieriger, superlative am neugierigsten)
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of neugierig
Comparative forms of neugierig
Superlative forms of neugierig
Related terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
neugierig
- inquisitively, full of curiosity
- neugierig zuschauen. ― to watch curiously.