גיריק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German giric, girich, from Old High German girīg, gerag, from Proto-West Germanic *girīg, *gerag, from Proto-Germanic *girigaz, *geragaz, later variants of *gerugaz. Compare German gierig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪrɪk/

Adjective

גיריק • (girik)

  1. greedy
  2. eager

Declension

Declension of גיריק
predicative גיריק
girik
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative גיריקער
giriker
גיריק
girik
גיריקע
girike
גיריקס
giriks
גיריקע
girike
גיריקע
girike
accusative גיריקן
girikn
dative גיריקן
girikn
גיריקער
giriker

Derived terms

  • גיריקײט f (girikeyt, eagerness)