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
indefinite common singular nærig nærigere nærigst2
indefinite 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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