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)

1. strong
2. (of coffee, alcohol, etc.) strong
3. (of food) hot, spicy
4. (grammar) strong

Declension

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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

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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)

1. strong

   Þú hefur sterka handleggi, stúlka.

   You have strong arms, girl.

2. (of coffee, alcohol, etc.) strong
3. (of food) hot, spicy
4. (music) forte, loud
5. (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