sterk

See also: Sterk and štěrk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch sterk.

Adjective

sterk (attributive sterk or (seldom) sterke, comparative sterker, superlative sterkste)

1. strong

   Antonym: swak

Inflection

Inflection of sterk

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
positive	sterk	sterk, sterke	sterke	sterkes	sterks
comparative	sterker		sterkere	sterkeres	sterkers
superlative	sterkste			sterkstes	—

Derived terms

• sterkte
• versterk

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛrk/

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• Hyphenation: sterk
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

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

• beresterk
• oersterk
• sterken
• sterker nog
• sterkte

Descendants

• Negerhollands: stark, sterk
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: sterek (dated)
• → Indonesian: ster (“queen (chess)”)
• → Papiamentu: stèrki

Etymology 2

Noun

sterk m (uncountable)

1. Ellipsis of sterkedrank.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sterk

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

Anagrams

• kerst, strek

Icelandic

Adjective

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

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. strong

Derived terms

• en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd
• slitesterk

References

• “sterk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stærsk (Trøndelag, eye dialect spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛrk/

Adjective

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

• slitesterk

References

• “sterk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

• stark, steric

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsterk/, [ˈstærk]

Adjective

sterk

1. strong

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: stäärk
• West Frisian: sterk

Old High German

Alternative forms

• sterc, sterac

Etymology

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

Noun

sterk m

1. guineapig

Declension

Declension of sterk (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	sterk	sterka
accusative	sterk	sterka
genitive	sterkes	sterko
dative	sterke	sterkum
instrumental	sterku	—

References

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