ivrig

From Middle Low German iverich. Cognate with German eifrig.

• IPA^(key): /ivri/, [ˈiwri]

ivrig

1. eager
2. keen
3. zealous
4. ardent
5. assiduous

Inflection of ivrig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	ivrig	ivrigere	ivrigst2
Indefinite neuter singular	ivrigt	ivrigere	ivrigst2
Plural	ivrige	ivrigere	ivrigst2
Definite attributive1	ivrige	ivrigere	ivrigste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

• ivrighed
• overivrig
• trosivrig
• tjenstivrig
• reformivrig

• iver

• “ivrig” in Den Danske Ordbog

iver +‎ -ig; possibly from Middle Low German iverich via Danish

ivrig (neuter singular ivrig, definite singular and plural ivrige, comparative ivrigere, indefinite superlative ivrigst, definite superlative ivrigste)

1. avid, ardent, eager, keen, zealous

• “ivrig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

iver +‎ -ig; possibly from Middle Low German iverich via Danish

• IPA^(key): /²ɪʋrɪ/

ivrig (neuter singular ivrig, definite singular and plural ivrige, comparative ivrigare, indefinite superlative ivrigast, definite superlative ivrigaste)

1. avid, ardent, eager, keen, zealous

• “ivrig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

iver +‎ -ig.

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ivrig (comparative ivrigare, superlative ivrigast)

1. eager, avid, keen, ardent

Inflection of ivrig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ivrig	ivrigare	ivrigast
Neuter singular	ivrigt	ivrigare	ivrigast
Plural	ivriga	ivrigare	ivrigast
Masculine plural3	ivrige	ivrigare	ivrigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ivrige	ivrigare	ivrigaste
All	ivriga	ivrigare	ivrigaste
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

• ivrig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ivrig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ivrig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)