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halsstarrig

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German halsstarrig, from Halsstarre (obstinacy, literally stiff-neckedness). By surface analysis, hals (neck) +‎ star (stiff) +‎ -ig.[1] Compare hardnekkig.

Attested since 1542.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɑlˈstɑ.rəx/
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  • Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig
  • Rhymes: -ɑrəx

Adjective

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halsstarrig (comparative halsstarriger, superlative halsstarrigst)

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Declension

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Declension of halsstarrig
uninflected halsstarrig
inflected halsstarrige
comparative halsstarriger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial halsstarrig halsstarriger het halsstarrigst
het halsstarrigste
indefinite m./f. sing. halsstarrige halsstarrigere halsstarrigste
n. sing. halsstarrig halsstarriger halsstarrigste
plural halsstarrige halsstarrigere halsstarrigste
definite halsstarrige halsstarrigere halsstarrigste
partitive halsstarrigs halsstarrigers

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References

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  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

German

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Etymology

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From Hals +‎ starr +‎ -ig. Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish hårdnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj) etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhalsˌʃtaʁɪç/
  • Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig
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Adjective

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halsstarrig (strong nominative masculine singular halsstarriger, comparative halsstarriger, superlative am halsstarrigsten)

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Declension

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German halsstarrig. Compare origin of hårdnackad, styvnackad.

Adjective

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halsstarrig (comparative mer halsstarrig, superlative mest halsstarrig)

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Declension

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Inflection of halsstarrig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular halsstarrig mer halsstarrig mest halsstarrig
neuter singular halsstarrigt mer halsstarrigt mest halsstarrigt
plural halsstarriga mer halsstarriga mest halsstarriga
masculine plural2 halsstarrige mer halsstarriga mest halsstarriga
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 halsstarrige mer halsstarrige mest halsstarrige
all halsstarriga mer halsstarriga mest halsstarriga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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