grådig

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gráðugr, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz, cognate with English greedy, Dutch graag (“gladly”). Derived from the noun *grēduz (“desire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɔːði/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɔːði]

Adjective

grådig (neuter grådigt, plural and definite singular attributive grådige)

  1. greedy

Inflection

Inflection of grådig
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular grådig grådigere grådigst2
indefinite neuter singular grådigt grådigere grådigst2
plural grådige grådigere grådigst2
definite attributive1 grådige grådigere grådigste

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.

Derived terms

  • grådighed

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gráðugr.

Adjective

grådig (neuter singular grådig, definite singular and plural grådige, comparative grådigere, indefinite superlative grådigst, definite superlative grådigste)

  1. greedy

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • grådug (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse gráðugr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡroːdi/

While the g is silent, the expected silent d (from Old Norse ð) is not usual, although attested in Spydeberg dialect by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 (see also rådig).

Adjective

grådig (neuter singular grådig, definite singular and plural grådige, comparative grådigare, indefinite superlative grådigast, definite superlative grådigaste)

  1. greedy

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • grådigheit
  • matgrådig

References

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