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stur

stur

See also: stùr and šťúr

English

Verb

stur ‎(third-person singular simple present sturs, present participle sturring, simple past and past participle sturred)

  1. (largely obsolete) Alternative spelling of stir

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • sturu

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin stylus, stilus. Compare Romanian stur. Cf. also Albanian shtyllë.

Noun

stur n

  1. pillar, column
  2. post

See also

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin stāre, present active infinitive of stō.

Verb

stur

  1. to stand

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz. Cognate with Swedish stor.

Adjective

stur

  1. big, large

Antonyms

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German stūr. The word is first attested in standard German in the 19th century, but speedily became part of the core vocabulary. Cognate with Dutch stoer (itself a form of dialectal origin).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Adjective

stur ‎(comparative sturer, superlative am stursten)

  1. stubborn

Declension

Comparative forms of stur
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist sturer sie ist sturer es ist sturer sie sind sturer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative sturerer sturere stureres sturere
genitive stureren sturerer stureren sturerer
dative sturerem sturerer sturerem stureren
accusative stureren sturere stureres sturere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der sturere die sturere das sturere die stureren
genitive des stureren der stureren des stureren der stureren
dative dem stureren der stureren dem stureren den stureren
accusative den stureren die sturere das sturere die stureren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein sturerer eine sturere ein stureres (keine) stureren
genitive eines stureren einer stureren eines stureren (keiner) stureren
dative einem stureren einer stureren einem stureren (keinen) stureren
accusative einen stureren eine sturere ein stureres (keine) stureren

Synonyms

  • dickköpfig
  • eigensinnig

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin stylus, stilus.

Noun

stur m ‎(plural sturi)

  1. (rare, dated) icicle
  2. (rare, dated, regional) low quality salt that is disposed of
  3. (rare, dated, regional) soot, lampblack
  4. (rare, dated, regional) slag, dross

Declension

Synonyms

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)

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