sturm
German
Etymology
From Middle High German sturm (“stormy”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
sturm (not comparable)
- (southwestern Germany, Switzerland) befuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled
- 1978, Rosalia Wenger: Rosalia G.: Ein Leben. Gümligen: Zytglogge, p. 29:
- Er tat mir so sehr weh, dass mir sturm wurde und ich absitzen musste
- It hurt me so much that I became dazed and had to dismount
- Er tat mir so sehr weh, dass mir sturm wurde und ich absitzen musste
- 1978, Rosalia Wenger: Rosalia G.: Ein Leben. Gümligen: Zytglogge, p. 29:
Synonyms
- benommen
- (Southeastern Germany, Austria) damisch
- (Germany, except Southeastern Germany, Switzerland) duselig
- (Germany, except Southeastern Germany) schwindelig
Declension
References
- “sturm” in Ulrich Ammon et al.: Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen: Die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz und Deutschland sowie in Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgion und Südtirol, Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter 2004, →ISBN, (GoogleBooks), p. 771.
- “sturm” in Dudenredaktion (ed.): Duden, Die deutsche Rechtschreibung. In: Der Duden in zwölf Bänden. Volume 1, 25th edition, Mannheim/Leipzig/Wien/Zürich: Dudenverlag 2009, →ISBN (CD-ROM edition).
Further reading
- “sturm” in Duden online
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sturmaz.
Noun
sturm m
Descendants
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