streng
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish sthrængh, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), cf. German streng. It is variant of the adjective Proto-Germanic *strangaz, Old Norse strangr, English strong.
Adjective edit
streng
Inflection edit
Inflection of streng | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | streng | strengere | strengest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | strengt | strengere | strengest2 |
Plural | strenge | strengere | strengest2 |
Definite attributive1 | strenge | strengere | strengeste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
References edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.
Noun edit
streng c (singular definite strengen, plural indefinite strenge)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | streng | strengen | strenge | strengene |
genitive | strengs | strengens | strenges | strengenes |
Derived terms edit
References edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch strenge, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”). Compare German streng, English strong, Danish streng.
Adjective edit
streng (comparative strenger, superlative strengst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of streng | ||||
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uninflected | streng | |||
inflected | strenge | |||
comparative | strenger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | streng | strenger | het strengst het strengste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | strenge | strengere | strengste |
n. sing. | streng | strenger | strengste | |
plural | strenge | strengere | strengste | |
definite | strenge | strengere | strengste | |
partitive | strengs | strengers | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Low German Strenge, German Strang, English string, Danish streng.
Noun edit
streng f or m (plural strengen, diminutive strengetje n)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: strèn
References edit
- Prof. dr. G. Geerts e.a., van Dale. Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Utrecht - Antwerp, Van Dale Lexicografie, 1984 (eleventh edition). [leading Dutch dictionary in Dutch, commonly known as ‘de Grote Van Dale’]
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Compare German Strenge, Dutch streng, Danish streng, English strong.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
streng (strong nominative masculine singular strenger, comparative strenger, superlative am strengsten)
- severe, rigid, strict
- Synonyms: autoritär; genau, grundsätzlich, gnadenlos, erbarmungslos, entschieden; hart, schwer; puritanisch, einfach, schlicht; scharf, penetrant, beißend
- Antonym: gelind
- 1787 CE: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont
- Ich sehe kein Mittel, weder strenges noch gelindes, dem Übel zu steuern.
- I see no means, neither severe nor mild, by which to stem the evil.
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist streng | sie ist streng | es ist streng | sie sind streng | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | strenger | strenge | strenges | strenge |
genitive | strengen | strenger | strengen | strenger | |
dative | strengem | strenger | strengem | strengen | |
accusative | strengen | strenge | strenges | strenge | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der strenge | die strenge | das strenge | die strengen |
genitive | des strengen | der strengen | des strengen | der strengen | |
dative | dem strengen | der strengen | dem strengen | den strengen | |
accusative | den strengen | die strenge | das strenge | die strengen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein strenger | eine strenge | ein strenges | (keine) strengen |
genitive | eines strengen | einer strengen | eines strengen | (keiner) strengen | |
dative | einem strengen | einer strengen | einem strengen | (keinen) strengen | |
accusative | einen strengen | eine strenge | ein strenges | (keine) strengen |
Related terms edit
Adverb edit
streng
- very much, strictly
- 1993, Die Ärzte, Lieber Tee:
- Da rauchen sie dann Haschisch ... aber das ist streng geheim.
- There they smoke hashish ... but that is strictly secret.
Further reading edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
streng m
- inflection of strengur:
Manx edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.
Noun edit
streng f (genitive singular streng, plural strengyn)
Mutation edit
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
streng | hreng after "yn", treng |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English strenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *strangiz.
Variants with /ɡ/ are unexpected, in contrast to henge, and probably show influence from Old Norse strengr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
streng (nominative plural strenges)
Descendants edit
- English: string
References edit
- “streng, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
streng (neuter singular strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengere, indefinite superlative strengest, definite superlative strengeste)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse strengr, in computing from English string.
Noun edit
streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger, definite plural strengene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “streng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse strangr. Doublet of strang.
Adjective edit
streng (neuter strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengare, indefinite superlative strengast, definite superlative strengaste)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz. The computing sense is borrowed from English string.
Noun edit
streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger or strengar, definite plural strengene or strengane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “streng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Old High German strang and Old Norse strengr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
strenġ m
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
streng
- accusative singular indefinite of strengr m
- dative singular indefinite of strengr m