Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common
girig
miserly, greedy, avaricious
Meaning
miserly; greedy; avaricious
In Swedish: som älskar pengar och samlar på dem, snål
Forms
| Basic form | girig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | girigt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | giriga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | girigare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | girigast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise girig
1 / 1What does girig mean?
Words built with girig
- hämndgirig vengeful
- girigbuk miser
Questions
What does girig mean in English?
girig means “miserly, greedy”.
Nearby common words
girig is number 4,547 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,543tillfällig temporary
- 4,544container container
- 4,545poet poet
- 4,546täckning backing, coverage
- 4,548dämpa moderate, reduce
- 4,549dessvärre unfortunately
- 4,550förbindelse relations, connection
- 4,552ava to announce a song or radio program at its end
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary