streng

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Danish sthrængh, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), cf. German streng. It is variant of the adjective Proto-Germanic *strangaz, Old Norse strangr, English strong.

Adjective[edit]

streng

  1. strict, tight, stringent
  2. hard, severe, rigorous
  3. stiff
  4. stern
  5. austere
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of streng
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular streng strengere strengest2
Indefinite neuter singular strengt strengere strengest2
Plural strenge strengere strengest2
Definite attributive1 strenge strengere strengeste
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.

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.

Noun[edit]

streng c (singular definite strengen, plural indefinite strenge)

  1. string
  2. strand
Declension[edit]
Declension of streng
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative streng strengen strenge strengene
genitive strengs strengens strenges strengenes
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /strɛŋ/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: streng
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch strenge, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”). Compare German streng, English strong, Danish streng.

Adjective[edit]

streng (comparative strenger, superlative strengst)

  1. strict, severe, rigorous, unbending, cruel
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of streng
uninflected streng
inflected strenge
comparative strenger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial streng strenger het strengst
het strengste
indefinite m./f. sing. strenge strengere strengste
n. sing. streng strenger strengste
plural strenge strengere strengste
definite strenge strengere strengste
partitive strengs strengers —
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: streng
  • → Papiamentu: strèn

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Low German Strenge, German Strang, English string, Danish streng.

Noun[edit]

streng f or m (plural strengen, diminutive strengetje n)

  1. string, twined object, as most ropes or cords
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Prof. dr. G. Geerts e.a., van Dale. Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Utrecht - Antwerp, Van Dale Lexicografie, 1984 (eleventh edition). [leading Dutch dictionary in Dutch, commonly known as ‘de Grote Van Dale’]

Anagrams[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Compare German Strenge, Dutch streng, Danish streng, English strong.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • audio (Austria)(file)
  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁɛŋ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: streng

Adjective[edit]

streng (strong nominative masculine singular strenger, comparative strenger, superlative am strengsten)

  1. severe, rigid, strict
    Synonyms: autoritär; genau, grundsätzlich, gnadenlos, erbarmungslos, entschieden; hart, schwer; puritanisch, einfach, schlicht; scharf, penetrant, beißend
    Antonym: gelind
    • 1787 CE: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont
      Ich sehe kein Mittel, weder strenges noch gelindes, dem Übel zu steuern.
      I see no means, neither severe nor mild, by which to stem the evil.

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of streng
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist streng sie ist streng es ist streng sie sind streng
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative strenger strenge strenges strenge
genitive strengen strenger strengen strenger
dative strengem strenger strengem strengen
accusative strengen strenge strenges strenge
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der strenge die strenge das strenge die strengen
genitive des strengen der strengen des strengen der strengen
dative dem strengen der strengen dem strengen den strengen
accusative den strengen die strenge das strenge die strengen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein strenger eine strenge ein strenges (keine) strengen
genitive eines strengen einer strengen eines strengen (keiner) strengen
dative einem strengen einer strengen einem strengen (keinen) strengen
accusative einen strengen eine strenge ein strenges (keine) strengen
Comparative forms of streng
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist strenger sie ist strenger es ist strenger sie sind strenger
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative strengerer strengere strengeres strengere
genitive strengeren strengerer strengeren strengerer
dative strengerem strengerer strengerem strengeren
accusative strengeren strengere strengeres strengere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der strengere die strengere das strengere die strengeren
genitive des strengeren der strengeren des strengeren der strengeren
dative dem strengeren der strengeren dem strengeren den strengeren
accusative den strengeren die strengere das strengere die strengeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein strengerer eine strengere ein strengeres (keine) strengeren
genitive eines strengeren einer strengeren eines strengeren (keiner) strengeren
dative einem strengeren einer strengeren einem strengeren (keinen) strengeren
accusative einen strengeren eine strengere ein strengeres (keine) strengeren
Superlative forms of streng
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am strengsten sie ist am strengsten es ist am strengsten sie sind am strengsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative strengster strengste strengstes strengste
genitive strengsten strengster strengsten strengster
dative strengstem strengster strengstem strengsten
accusative strengsten strengste strengstes strengste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der strengste die strengste das strengste die strengsten
genitive des strengsten der strengsten des strengsten der strengsten
dative dem strengsten der strengsten dem strengsten den strengsten
accusative den strengsten die strengste das strengste die strengsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein strengster eine strengste ein strengstes (keine) strengsten
genitive eines strengsten einer strengsten eines strengsten (keiner) strengsten
dative einem strengsten einer strengsten einem strengsten (keinen) strengsten
accusative einen strengsten eine strengste ein strengstes (keine) strengsten

Related terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

streng

  1. very much, strictly
    • 1993, Die Ärzte, Lieber Tee:
      Da rauchen sie dann Haschisch ... aber das ist streng geheim.
      There they smoke hashish ... but that is strictly secret.

Further reading[edit]

  • “streng” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “streng” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “streng” in Duden online

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

streng m

  1. inflection of strengur:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular

Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.

Noun[edit]

streng f (genitive singular streng, plural strengyn)

  1. string, cord, line
  2. wire

Mutation[edit]

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
streng hreng
after "yn", treng		 unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English strenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *strangiz.

Variants with /ɡ/ are unexpected, in contrast to henge, and probably show influence from Old Norse strengr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrend͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈstrind͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈstrenɡ(ə)/, /ˈstrinɡ(ə)/

Noun[edit]

streng (nominative plural strenges)

  1. string

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse strangr.

Adjective[edit]

streng (neuter singular strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengere, indefinite superlative strengest, definite superlative strengeste)

  1. strict
  2. stringent
  3. harsh (e.g. winter)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse strengr, in computing from English string.

Noun[edit]

streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger, definite plural strengene)

  1. a cord or string
  2. (music) a string
  3. (computing) a string
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse strangr. Doublet of strang.

Adjective[edit]

streng (neuter strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengare, indefinite superlative strengast, definite superlative strengaste)

  1. strict
  2. stringent
  3. harsh (e.g. winter)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz. The computing sense is borrowed from English string.

Noun[edit]

streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger or strengar, definite plural strengene or strengane)

  1. a cord or string
  2. (music) a string
  3. (computing) a string
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Old High German strang and Old Norse strengr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /strenj/, [strend͡ʒ]

Noun[edit]

strenġ m

  1. string

Declension[edit]

Declension of streng (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative strenġ strenġas
accusative strenġ strenġas
genitive strenġes strenġa
dative strenġe strenġum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Noun[edit]

streng

  1. accusative singular indefinite of strengr m
  2. dative singular indefinite of strengr m
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