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ivrig

ivrig

Danish

Adjective

ivrig

  1. eager
  2. keen
  3. zealous
  4. ardent
  5. assiduous

Inflection

Inflection of ivrig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular ivrig ivrigere ivrigst2
Neuter singular ivrigt ivrigere ivrigst2
Plural ivrige ivrigere ivrigst2
Definite attributive1 ivrige ivrigere ivrigste
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.

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References


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

iver + -ig; possibly from Middle Low German iverich via Danish

Adjective

ivrig (neuter singular ivrig, definite singular and plural ivrige, comparative ivrigere, indefinite superlative ivrigst, definite superlative ivrigste)

  1. avid, ardent, eager, keen, zealous

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

iver + -ig; possibly from Middle Low German iverich via Danish

Adjective

ivrig (neuter singular ivrig, definite singular and plural ivrige, comparative ivrigare, indefinite superlative ivrigast, definite superlative ivrigaste)

  1. avid, ardent, eager, keen, zealous

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