neugierig
Meaning
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nosy, curious, inquisitive, prying
Concepts
through-and-through
burning curiosity
Synonyms
wissensdurstig
herumschnüffeln
schaugierig
schaubegierig
sensationssüchtig
Frequency
Hyphenated as
neu‧gie‧rig
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɔʏ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç/
Etymology
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.
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