sterk
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch starc, sterc, from Old Dutch stark, from Proto-Germanic *starkaz.
Adjective
[edit]sterk (comparative sterker, superlative sterkst)
- strong, having physical strength
- concentrated, strong, powerful in taste
- implausible, improbable
- (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong verbs
- (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong nouns, strong declension
Declension
[edit]Declension of sterk | ||||
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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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: stark, sterk
- → Virgin Islands Creole: sterek (dated)
- → Indonesian: ster (“queen (chess)”)
- → Papiamentu: stèrki
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]sterk m (uncountable)
- Ellipsis of sterkedrank.
Etymology 3
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]sterk
- inflection of sterken:
Anagrams
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sterk
- inflection of sterkur:
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-.
Adjective
[edit]sterk (neuter singular sterkt, definite singular and plural sterke, comparative sterkere, indefinite superlative sterkest, definite superlative sterkeste)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “sterk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse starkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-. Cognate with English stark.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sterk (neuter sterkt, definite singular and plural sterke, comparative sterkare, indefinite superlative sterkast, definite superlative sterkaste)
- strong, powerful
- Bjørnen er veldig sterk.
- The bear is very strong.
- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- “sterk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *stark.[1] Cognates include Old English stearc and Old Saxon stark.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sterk
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]Old High German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]sterk m
Declension
[edit]case | singular | plural |
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nominative | sterk | sterka |
accusative | sterk | sterka |
genitive | sterkes | sterko |
dative | sterke | sterkum |
instrumental | sterku | — |
References
[edit]- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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