neugierig

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying

Adv

inquisitively, full of curiosity

Koppelteken as

neu‧gie‧rig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.