halsstarrig
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German halsstarrig, from Halsstarre (“obstinacy”, literally “stiff-neckedness”). Equivalent to hals (“neck”) + star (“stiff”) + -ig.[1]
Attested since 1542.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]halsstarrig (comparative halsstarriger, superlative halsstarrigst)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of halsstarrig | ||||
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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 | — |
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Adjective
[edit]halsstarrig (strong nominative masculine singular halsstarriger, comparative halsstarriger, superlative am halsstarrigsten)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of halsstarrig
Comparative forms of halsstarrig
Superlative forms of halsstarrig
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “halsstarrig” in Duden online
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