*gerugaz

Runic: ᚷᛖᚱᚢᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣe.ru.ɣɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. covetous
  2. greedy

Etymology

From *geruz (‘desire, greed’) + *-gaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (‘to desire, like’).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.gerugazgerugōgerugą, -at, -atōgerugaigerugôzgerugō
Acc.geruganǭgerugǭgerugą, -at, -atōgeruganzgerugōzgerugō
Gen.gerugas, gerugisgerugaizōzgerugas, gerugisgerugaizǫ̂gerugaizǫ̂gerugaizǫ̂
Dat.gerugammaigerugaizōigerugammaigerugaimazgerugaimazgerugaimaz
Inst.geruganōgerugaizōgeruganōgerugaimizgerugaimizgerugaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.gerugôgerugǭgerugôgeruganizgerugōnizgerugōnō
Acc.geruganųgerugōnųgerugôgeruganunzgerugōnunzgerugōnō
Gen.geruginizgerugōnizgeruginizgeruganǫ̂gerugōnǫ̂geruganǫ̂
Dat.geruginigerugōnigeruginigerugammazgerugōmazgerugammaz
Inst.geruginēgerugōnēgeruginēgerugammizgerugōmizgerugammiz

Find a form

Descendants

  • *girīg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gireg (Old Dutch)
      • gireg, girech (Middle Dutch)
        • gierig (Dutch)
          • gierig (Afrikaans)
  • *girīg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • girich, jirich (Old Frisian)
      • gierig (North Frisian)
      • gierich (Saterland Frisian)
      • gjirrich (West Frisian)
  • *girīg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • girīg, gerag (Old High German)
      • giric, girich, girech (Middle High German)
        • gierig (German)
  • *girīg (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gerag, *girīg (Old Saxon)
      • gērich, gīrich (Middle Low German)
        • gierig (German Low German)
  • *gerag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gireg (Old Dutch)
      • gireg, girech (Middle Dutch)
        • gierig (Dutch)
          • gierig (Afrikaans)
  • *gerag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • girich, jirich (Old Frisian)
      • gierig (North Frisian)
      • gierich (Saterland Frisian)
      • gjirrich (West Frisian)
  • *gerag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • girīg, gerag (Old High German)
      • giric, girich, girech (Middle High German)
        • gierig (German)
  • *gerag (Proto-West Germanic)
    • gerag, *girīg (Old Saxon)
      • gērich, gīrich (Middle Low German)
        • gierig (German Low German)
  • *gerugr (Old Norse)
    • girugher (Old Swedish)
      • girig (Swedish)
  • *girugr (Old Norse)
    • girugher (Old Swedish)
      • girig (Swedish)

Explore/search these descendants

View on Wiktionary