gretig

Dutch

Etymology

Perhaps from the root of gaarne (“with pleasure”) and geren (“to covet”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gretig (comparative gretiger, superlative gretigst)

eager
keen

Inflection

Inflection of gretig
uninflected	gretig
inflected	gretige
comparative	gretiger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		gretig	gretiger	het gretigst het gretigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	gretige	gretigere	gretigste
	n. sing.	gretig	gretiger	gretigste
	plural	gretige	gretigere	gretigste
definite		gretige	gretigere	gretigste
partitive		gretigs	gretigers	—

Derived terms

gretigheid

Descendants

Negerhollands: greetig, griedig

Further reading

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gretig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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