sturm
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German sturm (“stormy”), from Old High German sturm.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]sturm (strong nominative masculine singular sturmer, not comparable)
- (southwestern Germany, Switzerland) befuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled
- Synonyms: benommen; (Germany, except Southeastern Germany) schwindelig
- 1978, Rosalia Wenger, Rosalia G.: Ein Leben., Gümligen: Zytglogge, page 29:
- Er tat mir so sehr weh, dass mir sturm wurde und ich absitzen musste
- It hurt me so much that I became dazed and had to dismount
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of sturm (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist sturm | sie ist sturm | es ist sturm | sie sind sturm | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | sturmer | sturme | sturmes | sturme |
genitive | sturmen | sturmer | sturmen | sturmer | |
dative | sturmem | sturmer | sturmem | sturmen | |
accusative | sturmen | sturme | sturmes | sturme | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der sturme | die sturme | das sturme | die sturmen |
genitive | des sturmen | der sturmen | des sturmen | der sturmen | |
dative | dem sturmen | der sturmen | dem sturmen | den sturmen | |
accusative | den sturmen | die sturme | das sturme | die sturmen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein sturmer | eine sturme | ein sturmes | (keine) sturmen |
genitive | eines sturmen | einer sturmen | eines sturmen | (keiner) sturmen | |
dative | einem sturmen | einer sturmen | einem sturmen | (keinen) sturmen | |
accusative | einen sturmen | eine sturme | ein sturmes | (keine) sturmen |
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “sturm” in Ulrich Ammon et al.: Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen: Die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz und Deutschland sowie in Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgion und Südtirol, Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter 2004, →ISBN, (GoogleBooks), p. 771.
- “sturm” in Dudenredaktion (ed.): Duden, Die deutsche Rechtschreibung. In: Der Duden in zwölf Bänden. Volume 1, 25th edition, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich: Dudenverlag 2009, →ISBN (CD-ROM edition).
Further reading
[edit]- “sturm” in Duden online
Old High German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *sturm.
Noun
[edit]sturm m
Descendants
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