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)

(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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