knorrig

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch knorrig. Equivalent to knor +‎ -ig.

Adjective

knorrig (attributive knorrige, comparative knorriger, superlative knorrigste)

1. grumpy

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɔ.rəx/

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• Hyphenation: knor‧rig

Etymology 1

From knorren (“to grunt”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

knorrig (comparative knorriger, superlative knorrigst)

1. grumpy, surly
   • 1991, KVK, "Wakker met een wijsje".

     Hoe deftiger de wagen, hoe knorriger de kop.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of knorrig
uninflected	knorrig
inflected	knorrige
comparative	knorriger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		knorrig	knorriger	het knorrigst het knorrigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	knorrige	knorrigere	knorrigste
	n. sing.	knorrig	knorriger	knorrigste
	plural	knorrige	knorrigere	knorrigste
definite		knorrige	knorrigere	knorrigste
partitive		knorrigs	knorrigers	—

Etymology 2

From knor (“knot, gnarl”) +‎ -ig.

Adjective

knorrig (comparative knorriger, superlative knorrigst)

1. knotty, gnarled

Declension

Declension of knorrig
uninflected	knorrig
inflected	knorrige
comparative	knorriger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		knorrig	knorriger	het knorrigst het knorrigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	knorrige	knorrigere	knorrigste
	n. sing.	knorrig	knorriger	knorrigste
	plural	knorrige	knorrigere	knorrigste
definite		knorrige	knorrigere	knorrigste
partitive		knorrigs	knorrigers	—