støt

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Norwegian støtt, a neuter and adverb of stø, from Old Norse -stœðr, from Proto-Germanic *stōdiz.

Adjective

støt (plural and definite singular attributive støtte)

  1. steady
    • 2004, Navigation 8 : teknisk og elektronisk navigation : tekniske kompasser : styresystemer : dynamisk positionering : dockingsystemer : inertinavigation., Iver C Weilbach, →ISBN, page 52:
      Nu vil ydre kraftpåvirkninger aldrig være konstante i længere tid, og skibet vil således ikke kunne forblive på en støt kurs.
      Now, external affecting forces will never remain constant for long times, and so, the ship will not be able to maintain a steady course.
    • 2015, Liza Marklund, Jernblod, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:
      THOMAS LOD FØDDERNE banke mod asfalten i en støt takt på omkring syv minutter per kilometer.
      THOMAS LET HIS FEET knock against the asphalt in a steady tact of around seven minutes per kilometer.
    • 2014, Barbara Dunlop, Joanne Rock, Guldhjertets magt/En fræk nat, Förlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:
      En støt strøm af biler rullede ned ad avenuen i sneglefart for at se og blive set.
      A steady stream of cars rolled down the avenue at a snail's pace to see and be seen.
Usage notes

Especially used to modify the noun tempo.

Adverb

støt

  1. steady, without being interrupted
    • 2012, Lotte og Søren Hammer, Pigen i Satans Mose, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Knap fyrre kvinder arbejdede for ham, og antallet blev støt og roligt udbygget i takt med, at han og hans hustru, Karina Larsen, fandt nye egnede værtsfamilier.
      Almost forty women worked for him, and the number slowly and steadily increased as he and his wife, Karina Larsen, found new suitable host families.
    • 2012, Frank Stokholm, Mikael R. Lindholm, ISS - Den danske ledelseskanon, 1: Succes med skandinavisk ledelse, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Risikoen for, at tyve og andre uvedkommende sneg sig ind på virksomhederne om natten, blev støt større.
      The risk of thieves and other people with no business sneaking into the firms in the night steadily increased.
    • 2014, Leif Davidsen, Steinbecks spøgelse - jagten på en forfatter, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Linjen var bestemt ikke fastlagt og blev støt og roligt flyttet længere og længere vestpå i takt med pionerernes fremrykning.
      The line was certainly not constant, and was slowly and steadily moved longer and longer west as the pioneers went forth.

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

støt

  1. imperative of støtte

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

støt n (definite singular støtet, indefinite plural støt, definite plural støta or støtene)

  1. impact, jolt
  2. shock
    elektrisk støt - electric shock

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