gierig

Dutch (Brabantic)

adj
Definitions
  • stingy, miserly, covetous

Etymology

Suffix from Dutch, Flemish gier (vulture, desire, greedy, liquid manure, eager).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

gier

Gloss

vulture, desire, greedy, liquid manure, eager

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

欲

Emoji

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