sterk

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See also: Sterk and štěrk

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stɛrk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: sterk
  • Rhymes: -ɛrk

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch starc, sterc, from Old Dutch stark, from Proto-Germanic *starkaz.

Adjective

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sterk (comparative sterker, superlative sterkst)

  1. strong, having physical strength
  2. concentrated, strong, powerful in taste
  3. implausible, improbable
  4. (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong verbs
  5. (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong nouns, strong declension
Declension
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Declension of sterk
uninflected sterk
inflected sterke
comparative sterker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sterk sterker het sterkst
het sterkste
indefinite m./f. sing. sterke sterkere sterkste
n. sing. sterk sterker sterkste
plural sterke sterkere sterkste
definite sterke sterkere sterkste
partitive sterks sterkers
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: stark, sterk
    • Virgin Islands Creole: sterek (dated)
  • Indonesian: ster (queen (chess))
  • Papiamentu: stèrki

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sterk m (uncountable)

  1. Ellipsis of sterkedrank.

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sterk

  1. inflection of sterken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Adjective

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sterk

  1. inflection of sterkur:
    1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
    2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
    3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-.

Adjective

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sterk (neuter singular sterkt, definite singular and plural sterke, comparative sterkere, indefinite superlative sterkest, definite superlative sterkeste)

  1. strong

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse starkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-. Cognate with English stark.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sterk (neuter sterkt, definite singular and plural sterke, comparative sterkare, indefinite superlative sterkast, definite superlative sterkaste)

  1. strong, powerful
    Bjørnen er veldig sterk.
    The bear is very strong.
  2. emotional
    Eg møtte mora mi for første gong på 20 år. Det var veldig sterkt.
    I met my mother for the first time in 20 years. It was very emotional.

Derived terms

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References

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Old Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *stark.[1] Cognates include Old English stearc and Old Saxon stark.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsterk/, [ˈstærk]

Adjective

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sterk

  1. strong

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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sterk m

  1. guineapig

Declension

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References

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  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014