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class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Adjective_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adjective_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Adjective</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adjective_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Declension" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Declension"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1.1</span> <span>Declension</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Declension-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Derived_terms_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Derived_terms_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1.2</span> <span>Derived terms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Derived_terms_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Descendants" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Descendants"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1.3</span> <span>Descendants</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Descendants-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Etymology_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Etymology 2</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Noun" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Noun"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>Noun</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Noun-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Etymology_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Etymology 3</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Verb" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Verb"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1</span> <span>Verb</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Verb-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Anagrams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Anagrams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Anagrams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Anagrams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Icelandic" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Icelandic"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Icelandic</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Icelandic-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Icelandic subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Icelandic-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Adjective_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adjective_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Adjective</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adjective_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Norwegian_Bokmål" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Norwegian_Bokmål"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Norwegian Bokmål</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Norwegian_Bokmål-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Norwegian Bokmål subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Norwegian_Bokmål-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Etymology_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Etymology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Adjective_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adjective_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Adjective</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adjective_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Derived_terms_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Derived_terms_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2.1</span> <span>Derived terms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Derived_terms_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Norwegian_Nynorsk" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Norwegian_Nynorsk"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Norwegian Nynorsk</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Norwegian_Nynorsk-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Norwegian Nynorsk subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Norwegian_Nynorsk-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Alternative_forms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Alternative_forms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Alternative forms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alternative_forms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Etymology_5" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_5"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Etymology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology_5-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pronunciation_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pronunciation_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Pronunciation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pronunciation_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Adjective_5" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adjective_5"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Adjective</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adjective_5-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Derived_terms_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Derived_terms_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4.1</span> <span>Derived terms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Derived_terms_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Old_Frisian" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Old_Frisian"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Old Frisian</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Old_Frisian-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Old Frisian subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Old_Frisian-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Alternative_forms_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Alternative_forms_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Alternative forms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alternative_forms_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Etymology_6" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_6"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Etymology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology_6-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pronunciation_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pronunciation_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Pronunciation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pronunciation_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Adjective_6" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adjective_6"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Adjective</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adjective_6-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Descendants_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Descendants_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4.1</span> <span>Descendants</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Descendants_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4.2</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Old_High_German" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Old_High_German"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Old High German</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Old_High_German-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Old High German subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Old_High_German-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Alternative_forms_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Alternative_forms_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Alternative forms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alternative_forms_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Etymology_7" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Etymology_7"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Etymology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Etymology_7-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Noun_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Noun_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Noun</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Noun_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Declension_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Declension_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.1</span> <span>Declension</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Declension_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.2</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References_4-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" 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Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="sterk" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wiktionary.org/wiki/sterk" title="sterk – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" 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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="disambig-see-also"><i>See also:</i> <b class="Latn"><a href="/wiki/Sterk" title="Sterk">Sterk</a></b> <i>and</i> <b class="Latn"><a href="/wiki/%C5%A1t%C4%9Brk" title="štěrk">štěrk</a></b></div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Afrikaans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language" class="extiw" title="w:Dutch language">Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Dutch">sterk</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjective">Adjective</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="af">sterk</strong> (<i><a href="/wiki/attributive" title="attributive">attributive</a></i> <b class="Latn" lang="af"><strong class="selflink">sterk</strong> </b><i>or</i> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">seldom</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span><b> <a href="/wiki/sterke#Afrikaans" title="sterke">sterke</a></b>, <i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#comparative" title="Appendix:Glossary">comparative</a></i> <b class="Latn" lang="af"><a href="/wiki/sterker#Afrikaans" title="sterker">sterker</a></b>, <i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#superlative" title="Appendix:Glossary">superlative</a></i> <b class="Latn" lang="af"><a href="/wiki/sterkste#Afrikaans" title="sterkste">sterkste</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><span class="Latn" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/strong#English" title="strong">strong</a></span> <dl><dd><span class="nyms antonym"><span class="defdate">Antonym:</span> <span class="Latn" lang="af"><a href="/wiki/swak#Afrikaans" title="swak">swak</a></span></span></dd></dl></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Inflection">Inflection</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Inflection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" style="width: 50em"> <div class="NavHead" style="">Inflection of <b>sterk</b></div> <div class="NavContent"> <table border="1px solid #000000" style="border-collapse:collapse; background:#fafafa; text-align:center; width:100%" class="inflection-table"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#a0ade3;width:20%" rowspan="2">  </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3;width:16%" rowspan="2">predicative </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3;width:16%" rowspan="2">attributive </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3;width:32%" colspan="2">independent </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3;width:16%" rowspan="2">partitive </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#a0ade3;width:16%">singular </th> <th style="background:#a0ade3;width:16%">plural </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#a0ade3">positive </th> <td>sterk </td> <td>sterk, sterke </td> <td>sterke </td> <td>sterkes </td> <td>sterks </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#a0ade3">comparative </th> <td colspan="2">sterker </td> <td>sterkere </td> <td>sterkeres </td> <td>sterkers </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#a0ade3">superlative </th> <td colspan="3">sterkste </td> <td>sterkstes </td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="af"><a href="/wiki/sterkte#Afrikaans" title="sterkte">sterkte</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="af"><a href="/wiki/versterk#Afrikaans" title="versterk">versterk</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dutch">Dutch</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Dutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Appendix:Dutch_pronunciation" title="Appendix:Dutch pronunciation">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/stɛrk/</span></li> <li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r50165410">.mw-parser-output .k-player .k-attribution{visibility:hidden}</style><table class="audiotable" style="vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; list-style: none; line-height: 1em; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0;"><tbody><tr><td>Audio<span class="ib-colon qualifier-colon">:</span></td><td class="audiofile"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="175" style="width:175px;" data-durationhint="3" data-mwtitle="Nl-sterk.ogg" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/Nl-sterk.ogg/Nl-sterk.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Nl-sterk.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></td><td class="audiometa" style="font-size: 80%;">(<a href="/wiki/File:Nl-sterk.ogg" title="File:Nl-sterk.ogg">file</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table></li> <li>Hyphenation: <span class="Latn" lang="nl">sterk</span></li> <li>Rhymes: <a href="/wiki/Rhymes:Dutch/%C9%9Brk" title="Rhymes:Dutch/ɛrk"><span class="IPA">-ɛrk</span></a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_1">Etymology 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Etymology 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Dutch" class="extiw" title="w:Middle Dutch">Middle Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="dum"><a href="/wiki/starc#Middle_Dutch" title="starc">starc</a></i>, <i class="Latn mention" lang="dum"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterc&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterc (page does not exist)">sterc</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Dutch" class="extiw" title="w:Old Dutch">Old Dutch</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="odt"><a href="/wiki/stark#Old_Dutch" title="stark">stark</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro"><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkaz" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkaz">*starkaz</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Adjective_2">Adjective</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Adjective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="nl">sterk</strong> (<i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#comparative" title="Appendix:Glossary">comparative</a></i> <b class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterker#Dutch" title="sterker">sterker</a></b>, <i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#superlative" title="Appendix:Glossary">superlative</a></i> <b class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkst#Dutch" title="sterkst">sterkst</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/strong" title="strong">strong</a>, having physical <a href="/wiki/strength" title="strength">strength</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/concentrated" title="concentrated">concentrated</a>, <a href="/wiki/strong" title="strong">strong</a>, <a href="/wiki/powerful" title="powerful">powerful</a> in <a href="/wiki/taste" title="taste">taste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/implausible" title="implausible">implausible</a>, <a href="/wiki/improbable" title="improbable">improbable</a></li> <li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Germanic <a href="/wiki/grammar" title="grammar">grammar</a></span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span> <a href="/wiki/strong" title="strong">strong</a>, pertaining to <a href="/wiki/strong_verb" title="strong verb">strong verbs</a></li> <li><span class="usage-label-sense"><span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content">Germanic <a href="/wiki/grammar" title="grammar">grammar</a></span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></span> <a href="/wiki/strong" title="strong">strong</a>, pertaining to strong nouns, <a href="/wiki/strong_declension" title="strong declension">strong declension</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Declension">Declension</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Declension"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border: 1px solid var(--wikt-palette-indigo-3, #CCCCFF); text-align: center; line-height: 125%;" class="inflection-table vsSwitcher" data-toggle-category="declension" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody><tr style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-3, #CCCCFF);"> <th colspan="5" class="vsToggleElement" style="text-align: left">Declension of <i class="Latn mention" lang="nl">sterk</i> </th></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);">uninflected </th> <td style="min-width: 12em;"><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|n|s-form-of form-of-nostore" lang="nl"><strong class="selflink">sterk</strong></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);">inflected </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|m|and|f|s-form-of form-of-nostore" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterke#Dutch" title="sterke">sterke</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsShow" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);">comparative </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|n|s|comd-form-of form-of-nostore" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterker#Dutch" title="sterker">sterker</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);"> <td colspan="2"> </td> <th style="min-width: 12em;"><a href="/wiki/positive_degree" title="positive degree">positive</a> </th> <th style="min-width: 12em;"><a href="/wiki/comparative_degree" title="comparative degree">comparative</a> </th> <th style="min-width: 12em;"><a href="/wiki/superlative_degree" title="superlative degree">superlative</a> </th></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/predicative" title="predicative">predicative</a>/<a href="/wiki/adverbial" title="adverbial">adverbial</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl pred-form-of" lang="nl"><strong class="selflink">sterk</strong></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl pred|comd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterker#Dutch" title="sterker">sterker</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl pred|supd-form-of" lang="nl">het <a href="/wiki/sterkst#Dutch" title="sterkst">sterkst</a></span><br /><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl pred|supd-form-of" lang="nl">het <a href="/wiki/sterkste#Dutch" title="sterkste">sterkste</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/indefinite" title="indefinite">indefinite</a> </th> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/masculine" title="masculine">m.</a>/<a href="/wiki/feminine" title="feminine">f.</a> <a href="/wiki/singular" title="singular">sing.</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|m|and|f|s-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterke#Dutch" title="sterke">sterke</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|m|and|f|s|comd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkere#Dutch" title="sterkere">sterkere</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|m|and|f|s|supd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkste#Dutch" title="sterkste">sterkste</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/neuter" title="neuter">n.</a> <a href="/wiki/singular" title="singular">sing.</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|n|s-form-of" lang="nl"><strong class="selflink">sterk</strong></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|n|s|comd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterker#Dutch" title="sterker">sterker</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|n|s|supd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkste#Dutch" title="sterkste">sterkste</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);"><a href="/wiki/plural" title="plural">plural</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|p-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterke#Dutch" title="sterke">sterke</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|p|comd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkere#Dutch" title="sterkere">sterkere</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl indef|p|supd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkste#Dutch" title="sterkste">sterkste</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/definite" title="definite">definite</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl def-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterke#Dutch" title="sterke">sterke</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl def|comd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkere#Dutch" title="sterkere">sterkere</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl def|supd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkste#Dutch" title="sterkste">sterkste</a></span> </td></tr> <tr class="vsHide" style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-0, #F2F2FF);"> <th style="background: var(--wikt-palette-indigo-2, #CCCCFF);" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/partitive" title="partitive">partitive</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl par-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterks (page does not exist)">sterks</a></span></td> <td><span class="Latn form-of lang-nl par|comd-form-of" lang="nl"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterkers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterkers (page does not exist)">sterkers</a></span></td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Derived_terms_2">Derived terms</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/beresterk#Dutch" title="beresterk">beresterk</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/oersterk#Dutch" title="oersterk">oersterk</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterken#Dutch" title="sterken">sterken</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterker_nog#Dutch" title="sterker nog">sterker nog</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkte#Dutch" title="sterkte">sterkte</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Descendants">Descendants</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Descendants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Negerhollands: <span class="Latn" lang="dcr"><a href="/wiki/stark#Negerhollands" title="stark">stark</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="dcr"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Negerhollands">sterk</a></span><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r68481116">.mw-parser-output .desc-arr[title]{cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .desc-arr[title="uncertain"]{font-size:.7em;vertical-align:super}</style> <ul><li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Virgin Islands Creole: <span class="Latn" lang="vic"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterek (page does not exist)">sterek</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"> <span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content qualifier-content">dated</span><span class="ib-brac qualifier-brac">)</span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Indonesian: <span class="Latn" lang="id"><a href="/wiki/ster#Indonesian" title="ster">ster</a></span> <span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">(</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">“</span><span class="mention-gloss">queen (chess)</span><span class="mention-gloss-double-quote">”</span><span class="mention-gloss-paren annotation-paren">)</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li> <li><span class="desc-arr" title="borrowed">→</span> Papiamentu: <span class="Latn" lang="pap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=st%C3%A8rki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="stèrki (page does not exist)">stèrki</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_2">Etymology 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Etymology 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Noun">Noun</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="nl">sterk</strong> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span> (<i><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#uncountable" title="Appendix:Glossary">uncountable</a></i>)</span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#ellipsis" title="Appendix:Glossary">Ellipsis</a> of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterkedrank#Dutch" title="sterkedrank">sterkedrank</a></i></span></span>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_3">Etymology 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Etymology 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See the etymology of the corresponding <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#lemma" title="Appendix:Glossary">lemma</a> form. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Verb">Verb</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Verb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="nl">sterk</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention">inflection of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/sterken#Dutch" title="sterken">sterken</a></i></span>:</span> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#first_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">first-person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#present_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">present</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indicative_mood" title="Appendix:Glossary">indicative</a></span></li> <li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention">(in case of <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#inversion" title="Appendix:Glossary">inversion</a>) <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#second_person" title="Appendix:Glossary">second-person</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#present_tense" title="Appendix:Glossary">present</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indicative_mood" title="Appendix:Glossary">indicative</a></span></li> <li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#imperative_mood" title="Appendix:Glossary">imperative</a></span></li></ol></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Anagrams">Anagrams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Anagrams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/kerst#Dutch" title="kerst">kerst</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="nl"><a href="/wiki/strek#Dutch" title="strek">strek</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Icelandic">Icelandic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Icelandic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjective_3">Adjective</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Adjective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="is">sterk</strong></span> </p> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention">inflection of <span class="form-of-definition-link"><i class="Latn mention" lang="is"><a href="/wiki/sterkur#Icelandic" title="sterkur">sterkur</a></i></span>:</span> <ol><li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#gender" title="Appendix:Glossary">feminine</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#singular_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">singular</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#nominative_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">nominative</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indefinite" title="Appendix:Glossary">strong</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#positive" title="Appendix:Glossary">positive degree</a></span></li> <li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#gender" title="Appendix:Glossary">neuter</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#plural_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">plural</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#nominative_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">nominative</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indefinite" title="Appendix:Glossary">strong</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#positive" title="Appendix:Glossary">positive degree</a></span></li> <li><span class="form-of-definition use-with-mention"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#gender" title="Appendix:Glossary">neuter</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#plural_number" title="Appendix:Glossary">plural</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#accusative_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">accusative</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indefinite" title="Appendix:Glossary">strong</a> <a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#positive" title="Appendix:Glossary">positive degree</a></span></li></ol></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Norwegian_Bokmål"><span id="Norwegian_Bokm.C3.A5l"></span>Norwegian Bokmål</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Norwegian Bokmål"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_4">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Norse" class="extiw" title="w:Old Norse">Old Norse</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="non"><a href="/wiki/sterkr#Old_Norse" title="sterkr">sterkr</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro"><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkuz" title="Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkuz">*starkuz</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-Indo-European language">Proto-Indo-European</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sterg-&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sterg- (page does not exist)">*sterg-</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjective_4">Adjective</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Adjective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="nb">sterk</strong> (<i>neuter singular</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/sterkt#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="sterkt">sterkt</a></b>, <i>definite singular and plural</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/sterke#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="sterke">sterke</a></b>, <i>comparative</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/sterkere#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="sterkere">sterkere</a></b>, <i>indefinite superlative</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/sterkest#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="sterkest">sterkest</a></b>, <i>definite superlative</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/sterkeste#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="sterkeste">sterkeste</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/strong" title="strong">strong</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms_3">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/en_kjede_er_aldri_sterkere_enn_sitt_svakeste_ledd#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd">en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd</a></span></li> <li><span class="Latn" lang="nb"><a href="/wiki/slitesterk#Norwegian_Bokmål" title="slitesterk">slitesterk</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ordbokene.no/bm/search?q=sterk">“sterk”</a> in <i>The Bokmål Dictionary</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Norwegian_Nynorsk">Norwegian Nynorsk</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Norwegian Nynorsk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_forms">Alternative forms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Alternative forms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/st%C3%A6rsk#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="stærsk">stærsk</a></span> <span class="ib-brac">(</span><span class="ib-content"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%B8ndersk" class="extiw" title="w:Trøndersk">Trøndelag</a><span class="ib-comma">,</span> eye dialect spelling</span><span class="ib-brac">)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_5">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Norse" class="extiw" title="w:Old Norse">Old Norse</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="non"><a href="/wiki/starkr#Old_Norse" title="starkr">starkr</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro"><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkuz" title="Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/starkuz">*starkuz</a></i>, from <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-Indo-European language">Proto-Indo-European</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sterg-&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/sterg- (page does not exist)">*sterg-</a></i>. Cognate with <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" class="extiw" title="w:English language">English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="en"><a href="/wiki/stark#English" title="stark">stark</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_2">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="/wiki/Appendix:Norwegian_pronunciation" title="Appendix:Norwegian pronunciation">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/stɛrk/</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjective_5">Adjective</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Adjective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="nn">sterk</strong> (<i>neuter</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/sterkt#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="sterkt">sterkt</a></b>, <i>definite singular and plural</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/sterke#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="sterke">sterke</a></b>, <i>comparative</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/sterkare#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="sterkare">sterkare</a></b>, <i>indefinite superlative</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/sterkast#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="sterkast">sterkast</a></b>, <i>definite superlative</i> <b class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/sterkaste#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="sterkaste">sterkaste</a></b>)</span> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/strong" title="strong">strong</a>, <a href="/wiki/powerful" title="powerful">powerful</a> <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="nn">Bjørnen er veldig <b>sterk</b>.</i><dl><dd><span class="e-translation">The bear is very <b>strong</b>.</span></dd></dl></div></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/emotional" title="emotional">emotional</a> <dl><dd><div class="h-usage-example"><i class="Latn mention e-example" lang="nn">Eg møtte mora mi for første gong på 20 år. Det var veldig <b>sterkt</b>.</i><dl><dd><span class="e-translation">I met my mother for the first time in 20 years. It was very <b>emotional</b>.</span></dd></dl></div></dd></dl></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Derived_terms_4">Derived terms</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Derived terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="nn"><a href="/wiki/slitesterk#Norwegian_Nynorsk" title="slitesterk">slitesterk</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References_2">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ordbokene.no/nn/search?q=sterk">“sterk”</a> in <i>The Nynorsk Dictionary</i>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Old_Frisian">Old Frisian</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Old Frisian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_forms_2">Alternative forms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Alternative forms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="ofs"><a href="/wiki/stark#Old_Frisian" title="stark">stark</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="ofs"><a href="/wiki/steric#Old_Frisian" title="steric">steric</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_6">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-West_Germanic_language" class="extiw" title="w:Proto-West Germanic language">Proto-West Germanic</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="gmw-pro"><a href="/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/stark" title="Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/stark">*stark</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cognates include <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English" class="extiw" title="w:Old English">Old English</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang"><a href="/wiki/stearc#Old_English" title="stearc">stearc</a></i> and <span class="etyl"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Saxon" class="extiw" title="w:Old Saxon">Old Saxon</a></span> <i class="Latn mention" lang="osx"><a href="/wiki/stark#Old_Saxon" title="stark">stark</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pronunciation_3">Pronunciation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Pronunciation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="Wiktionary:International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a><sup>(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Frisian_phonology" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Old Frisian phonology">key</a>)</sup>: <span class="IPA">/ˈsterk/</span>, <span class="IPA">[ˈstærk]</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjective_6">Adjective</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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class="Latn" lang="fy"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#West_Frisian">sterk</a></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r68481116"></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="References_3">References</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1"> ^ </a> <span class="reference-text"><span class="citation-whole"><span class="cited-source">Bremmer, Rolf H. (<span class="None" lang="und">2009</span>) <cite>An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary</cite>, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, <small><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789027232557" title="Special:BookSources/9789027232557">→ISBN</a></small>, page <span class="None" lang="und">29</span></span></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Old_High_German">Old High German</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Old High German"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alternative_forms_3">Alternative forms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Alternative forms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterc&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterc (page does not exist)">sterc</a></span>, <span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterac&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterac (page does not exist)">sterac</a></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology_7">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r82267123">.mw-parser-output .maintenance-box{width:90%;margin:0.75em auto;border-width:1px;border-style:dashed;padding:0.25em}.mw-parser-output .request-box{width:90%;margin:0.75em auto;border:1px dashed var(--border-color-base,#999999);padding:0.25em;background:var(--background-color-base,#FFFFFF)}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .request-box table{margin-top:0.25em;margin-bottom:0.25em}.mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-blue{background-color:#E6E6FF;border-color:#000061}.mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-red{background-color:#FFE6E6;border-color:#610000}.mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-yellow{background-color:#FFFFE6;border-color:#616100}.mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-grey{background-color:#F2F2F2;border-color:#303030}.mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-orange{background-color:#FFF2E6;border-color:#612F00}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-blue{background-color:#1D1D44;border-color:#73737F}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-red{background-color:#441D1D;border-color:#7F7373}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-yellow{background-color:#323216;border-color:#7F7F73}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-grey{background-color:#303030;border-color:#797979}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-orange{background-color:#44301D;border-color:#7F7973}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-blue{background-color:#1D1D44;border-color:#73737F}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-red{background-color:#441D1D;border-color:#7F7373}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-yellow{background-color:#323216;border-color:#7F7F73}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-grey{background-color:#303030;border-color:#797979}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .maintenance-box-orange{background-color:#44301D;border-color:#7F7973}}</style><span class="maintenance-line">(This <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:Etymology" title="Wiktionary:Etymology">etymology</a> is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the <a href="/wiki/Wiktionary:Etymology_scriptorium" title="Wiktionary:Etymology scriptorium">Etymology scriptorium</a>.)</span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Noun_2">Noun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Noun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="headword-line"><strong class="Latn headword" lang="goh">sterk</strong> <span class="gender"><abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr></span></span> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/guineapig" title="guineapig">guineapig</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Declension_2">Declension</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Declension"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="NavFrame" style="width:30em"> <div class="NavHead" style="">Declension of <span class="Latn" lang="goh"><strong class="selflink">sterk</strong></span> (masculine a-stem)</div> <div class="NavContent"> <table style="background:#F5FFFA;text-align:center;width:30em" class="inflection-table"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#F5FFFA">case </th> <th style="background:#93C572; width: 37.5%">singular </th> <th style="background:#93C572; width: 37.5%">plural </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#nominative_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">nominative</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><strong class="selflink">sterk</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterka (page does not exist)">sterka</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#accusative_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">accusative</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><strong class="selflink">sterk</strong></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterka (page does not exist)">sterka</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#genitive_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">genitive</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterkes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterkes (page does not exist)">sterkes</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/wiki/sterko#Old_High_German" title="sterko">sterko</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#dative_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">dative</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/wiki/sterke#Old_High_German" title="sterke">sterke</a></span> </td> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterkum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="sterkum (page does not exist)">sterkum</a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#90EE90"><a href="/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#instrumental_case" title="Appendix:Glossary">instrumental</a> </th> <td><span class="Latn" lang="goh"><a href="/wiki/sterku#Old_High_German" title="sterku">sterku</a></span> </td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="References_4">References</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=sterk&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. 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