Polyglot Dictionary

gierig

/ˈɡiːʁɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Meaning

  1. greedy

Similar words

habgierig

gierig is general greed, for food, power or anything; habgierig specifically means greedy for material possessions and wealth, from "Habe," possessions.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

codicioso

codicioso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "greedy."

Portuguese

guloso

guloso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "greedy."

Practice

1 What does gierig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der König war ___ nach Gold.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gierig?

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