vetgirig

Swedish

Etymology

veta (“know”) +‎ girig (“greedy”)

Adjective

vetgirig (comparative vetgirigare, superlative vetgirigast)

1. eager to learn, inquisitive, curious

   vetgiriga barn

   curious children

Declension

Inflection of vetgirig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	vetgirig	vetgirigare	vetgirigast
Neuter singular	vetgirigt	vetgirigare	vetgirigast
Plural	vetgiriga	vetgirigare	vetgirigast
Masculine plural3	vetgirige	vetgirigare	vetgirigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	vetgirige	vetgirigare	vetgirigaste
All	vetgiriga	vetgirigare	vetgirigaste
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

References

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