nieuwsgier

Dutch

Etymology

Shortening of nieuwsgierig. Equivalent to nieuws (“news”) +‎ gier (“greedy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌniu̯ˈsxiːr/
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  • Hyphenation: nieuws‧gier

Adjective

nieuwsgier (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) curious, inquisitive
    Synonym: nieuwsgierig

Inflection
Inflection of nieuwsgier
uninflected nieuwsgier
inflected nieuwsgiere
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial nieuwsgier
indefinite m./f. sing. nieuwsgiere
n. sing. nieuwsgier
plural nieuwsgiere
definite nieuwsgiere
partitive nieuwsgiers
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