gierig

(Engels)

  1. desirous, covetous
  2. greedy, stingy, miserly

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ɣiː.rəx/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle Dutch gireg, from Old Dutch gireg, from Proto-West Germanic *gerag, *girīg, from Proto-Germanic *gerugaz, equivalent to gier (“eager”) + -ig.

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