sterk

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See also: Sterk and štěrk

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛrk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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
Inflection
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
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. imperative

Anagrams

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

References

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

sterk

  1. strong

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

Old High German

Alternative forms

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
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