stokstijf
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of stok (“stick”) + stijf (“stiff”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
stokstijf (not comparable)
- (literally) as stiff as a stick
- stock-still, immobile
- (figuratively) immovable, stubborn, tenacious
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of stokstijf | ||||
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uninflected | stokstijf | |||
inflected | stokstijve | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | stokstijf | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | stokstijve | ||
n. sing. | stokstijf | |||
plural | stokstijve | |||
definite | stokstijve | |||
partitive | stokstijfs |
Related terms[edit]
- stokkerig (adjective)
- stokstil
- stijfhalzig
- stijfsel n