staark
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German starc, stark, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz. Cognate with Hunsrik starrik, staarik, German stark, English stark, Dutch sterk, Icelandic sterkur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtaːrk/, [ʃtaːk], [ʃtaːχk]
Adjective
staark (masculine staarken, neuter staarkt, comparative méi staark, superlative am stäerksten or am staarksten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass staark | si ass staark | et ass staark | si si(nn) staark | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | staarken | staark | staarkt | staark |
| independent without determiner | staarkes | staarker | |||
| dative | after any declined word | staarken | staarker | staarken | staarken |
| as first declined word | staarkem | staarkem | |||
Adverb
staark