nysgerrig

Danish

Etymology

Compound of nys +‎ gerrig, From German Low German nisgirig; compare with Norwegian Bokmål nysgjerrig and German neugierig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnysˌɡæɐ̯ˀi]

Adjective

nysgerrig (neuter singular nysgjerrig, definite singular and plural nysgjerrige)

  1. curious (inquisitive)
    Synonyms: videlysten, videbegærlig, interesseret
  2. inquisitive
  3. nosy
    Synonym: nyfigen

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