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grådig

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrɔːði/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɔːði]

Adjective

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

  1. greedy

Inflection

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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.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gráðugr.

Adjective

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

  1. greedy

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gráðugr.

Adjective

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

  1. greedy

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