halsstarrig

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German halsstarrig, from Halsstarre (obstinacy, literally stiff-neckedness). Equivalent to hals (neck) +‎ star (stiff) +‎ -ig.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɑlˈstɑ.rəx/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig
  • Rhymes: -ɑrəx

Adjective

halsstarrig (comparative halsstarriger, superlative halsstarrigst)

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Inflection

Declension of halsstarrig
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

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References

  1. ^ 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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhalsˌʃtaʁɪç/
  • Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig

Adjective

halsstarrig (comparative halsstarriger, superlative am halsstarrigsten)

  1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading