sterkur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse starkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstɛɹ̥kʊɹ]
Adjective
sterkur (comparative sterkari, superlative sterkastur)
- strong
- (of coffee, alcohol, etc.) strong
- (of food) hot, spicy
- (grammar) strong
Declension
| sterkur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | sterkur | sterk | sterkt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | sterkan | sterka | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | sterkum | sterkari | sterkum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (sterks) | (sterkar) | (sterks) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | sterkir | sterkar | sterk |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | sterkar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | sterkum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (sterka) | ||
Antonyms
- veikur
- mjúkur
See also
- harður
- hvassur
- bleytur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse starkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛr̥kʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛr̥kʏr
Adjective
sterkur (comparative sterkari, superlative sterkastur)
- strong
- Þú hefur sterka handleggi, stúlka.
- You have strong arms, girl.
- (of coffee, alcohol, etc.) strong
- (of food) hot, spicy
- (music) forte, loud
- (grammar) strong
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterkur | sterk | sterkt |
| accusative | sterkan | sterka | sterkt |
| dative | sterkum | sterkri | sterku |
| genitive | sterks | sterkrar | sterks |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sterkir | sterkar | sterk |
| accusative | sterka | sterkar | sterk |
| dative | sterkum | sterkum | sterkum |
| genitive | sterkra | sterkra | sterkra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterki | sterka | sterka |
| accusative | sterka | sterku | sterka |
| dative | sterka | sterku | sterka |
| genitive | sterka | sterku | sterka |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sterku | sterku | sterku |
| accusative | sterku | sterku | sterku |
| dative | sterku | sterku | sterku |
| genitive | sterku | sterku | sterku |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterkari | sterkari | sterkara |
| accusative | sterkari | sterkari | sterkara |
| dative | sterkari | sterkari | sterkara |
| genitive | sterkari | sterkari | sterkara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sterkari | sterkari | sterkari |
| accusative | sterkari | sterkari | sterkari |
| dative | sterkari | sterkari | sterkari |
| genitive | sterkari | sterkari | sterkari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterkastur | sterkust | sterkast |
| accusative | sterkastan | sterkasta | sterkast |
| dative | sterkustum | sterkastri | sterkustu |
| genitive | sterkasts | sterkastrar | sterkasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sterkastir | sterkastar | sterkust |
| accusative | sterkasta | sterkastar | sterkust |
| dative | sterkustum | sterkustum | sterkustum |
| genitive | sterkastra | sterkastra | sterkastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sterkasti | sterkasta | sterkasta |
| accusative | sterkasta | sterkustu | sterkasta |
| dative | sterkasta | sterkustu | sterkasta |
| genitive | sterkasta | sterkustu | sterkasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | sterkustu | sterkustu | sterkustu |
| accusative | sterkustu | sterkustu | sterkustu |
| dative | sterkustu | sterkustu | sterkustu |
| genitive | sterkustu | sterkustu | sterkustu |