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girig

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gráðugr. Compare to Old High German giri from Proto-Germanic *girį̄.

Adjective

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girig (comparative girigare, superlative girigast)

  1. greedy (having greed; consumed by selfish desires)
  2. (in some compounds) eager (to have something)

Declension

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Inflection of girig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular girig girigare girigast
neuter singular girigt girigare girigast
plural giriga girigare girigast
masculine plural2 girige girigare girigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 girige girigare girigaste
all giriga girigare girigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Further reading

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