neugierig
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
gwunderig
Basel-Landschaft
gwunderig
Basel-Landschaft
wunderfitzig
St. Gallen
wùndergear
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/
Etymology
In summary
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.
Related words
through-and-through
burning curiosity
wissensdurstig
herumschnüffeln
schaugierig
schaubegierig
sensationssüchtig
curioso
curieux
curioso
curioso
meraklı
curiós ciekawy
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