grådig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gráðugr, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz, cognate with English greedy, Dutch graag (“gladly”). Derived from the noun *grēduz (“desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɔːði/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɔːði]

Adjective

grådig (neuter grådigt, plural and definite singular attributive grådige)

1. greedy

Inflection

Inflection of grådig

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	grådig	grådigere	grådigst2
indefinite neuter singular	grådigt	grådigere	grådigst2
plural	grådige	grådigere	grådigst2
definite attributive1	grådige	grådigere	grådigste

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

• grådighed

References

• “grådig” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gráðugr.

Adjective

grådig (neuter singular grådig, definite singular and plural grådige, comparative grådigere, indefinite superlative grådigst, definite superlative grådigste)

1. greedy

Synonyms

• grisk

Derived terms

• grådighet

References

• “grådig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• grådug, gridug (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse gráðugr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡroːdi/

While the g is silent, the expected silent d (from Old Norse ð) is not usual, although attested in Spydeberg dialect by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 (see also rådig).

Adjective

grådig (neuter singular grådig, definite singular and plural grådige, comparative grådigare, indefinite superlative grådigast, definite superlative grådigaste)

1. greedy

Synonyms

• grisk

Derived terms

• grådigheit
• matgrådig

References

• “grådig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.