girig
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse gráðugr. Compare to Old High German giri from Proto-Germanic *girį̄.
Adjective
[edit]girig (comparative girigare, superlative girigast)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of girig | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | girig | girigare | girigast |
| Neuter singular | girigt | girigare | girigast |
| Plural | giriga | girigare | girigast |
| Masculine plural3 | girige | girigare | girigast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | girige | girigare | girigaste |
| All | giriga | girigare | girigaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- girig in Svensk ordbok.