sträng
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Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse strangr, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”).
Adjective
[edit]sträng
- strict, stern
- en sträng lärare
- a strict teacher
- strict (highly regulated)
- Synonym: strikt
- en sträng diet
- a strict diet
- severe
- sträng kyla
- severe cold
Declension
[edit]Inflection of sträng | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | sträng | strängare | strängast |
Neuter singular | strängt | strängare | strängast |
Plural | stränga | strängare | strängast |
Masculine plural3 | stränge | strängare | strängast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | stränge | strängare | strängaste |
All | stränga | strängare | strängaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Swedish strænger, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.
Noun
[edit]sträng c
- a string (kept or intended to be kept taut, for example on an instrument, bow, or racket)
- gitarrsträngar
- guitar strings
- bågsträng
- bow string
- (by extension) a thin line (of something, often on the ground)
- snösträng
- thin line of snow
- (computing) a string
Usage notes
[edit]For string used to tie up a package or the like, see snöre.
Declension
[edit]Declension of sträng
Derived terms
[edit]- bågsträng (“bowstring”)
- navelsträng (“umbilical cord”)
- raggarsträng
References
[edit]- sträng in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sträng in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sträng in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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