äregirig in All languages combined

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Etymology: From Old Swedish ærogirugher, from Middle Low German erengirich, equivalent to ära + -e- + girig. Cognate of Danish ærgerrig and German ehrgierig. See also German ehrgeizig. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|ærogirugher}} Old Swedish ærogirugher, {{der|sv|gml|erengirich}} Middle Low German erengirich, {{com|sv|ära|-e-|girig}} ära + -e- + girig, {{cog|da|ærgerrig}} Danish ærgerrig, {{cog|de|ehrgierig}} German ehrgierig, {{cog|de|ehrgeizig}} German ehrgeizig Head templates: {{head|sv|adjective|||comparative|äregirigare|superlative|äregirigast|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} äregirig (comparative äregirigare, superlative äregirigast), {{sv-adj}} äregirig (comparative äregirigare, superlative äregirigast) Forms: äregirigare [comparative], äregirigast [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], äregirig [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive], äregirigare [comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite], äregirigast [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative], äregirigt [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], äregirigare [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], äregirigast [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], äregiriga [indefinite, plural, positive], äregirigare [comparative, indefinite, plural], äregirigast [indefinite, plural, superlative], äregirige [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive], äregirigare [archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural], äregirigast [archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative], äregirige [definite, masculine, positive, singular], äregirigare [comparative, definite, masculine, singular], äregirigaste [definite, masculine, singular, superlative], äregiriga [definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive], äregirigare [comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form], äregirigaste [definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative]

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "comparative"
      ]
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        {
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        }
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}

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        }
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}

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  "path": [
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}

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"äregirig" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [Swedish]

Inflected forms