stridbar
Danish
Etymology
From strid (“strife”) + -bar, from Middle Low German strîtbar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stridbar/, [ˈsd̥ʁiðˌb̥ɑːˀ]
Adjective
stridbar
- aggressive, belligerent, pugnacious
- argumentative, contentious, quarrelsome
Inflection
| Inflection of stridbar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | stridbar | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | stridbart | — | —2 |
| Plural | stridbare | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | stridbare | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms
- (belligerent): krigerisk, stridslysten
- (quarrelsome): trættekær
Derived terms
- stridbarhed ("belligerence", "quarrelsomeness")