gierig
Meaning
- desirous, covetous
- greedy, stingy, miserly
Concepts
Synonyms
pinnig
schraperig
Translations
avare
geizig
avaro
avaro
avaro
avar
αδηφάγος
avarusFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣiː.rəx/
Etymology
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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