gerrig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish girigh. Borrowed from Middle Low German girich. Cognates include also Swedish girig, Norwegian Bokmål gjerrig and German gierig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡæɐ̯i]

Adjective

gerrig

1. stingy, greedy

Inflection

Inflection of gerrig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	gerrig	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	gerrigt	—	—2
plural	gerrige	—	—2
definite attributive1	gerrige	—	—

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.

Derived terms

• gerrighed

See also

• hævngerrig

References

• “gerrig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛrɪɡ/

Noun

gerrig

1. Soft mutation of cerrig.

Mutation

Mutated forms of cerrig

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cerrig	gerrig	ngherrig	cherrig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.