nærig

Danish

Etymology

From nære (“to feed”) +‎ -ig, from German Low German nerig, from neren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛːri/, [ˈnɛːɐ̯i]

Adjective

nærig

  1. mean, cheap, stingy, tight-fisted, tight

Inflection
Inflection of nærig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular nærig nærigere nærigst2
Neuter singular nærigt nærigere nærigst2
Plural nærige nærigere nærigst2
Definite attributive1 nærige nærigere nærigste
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.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • nærighed

References
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