stenhård

Danish

Etymology

sten +‎ hård, from Old Danish stenharth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ˈsdeːnˈhɒˀ

Adjective

stenhård (neuter stenhårdt, plural and definite singular attributive stenhårde)

  1. rock hard (very hard)
    Synonym: knaldhård
  2. (figuratively) fierce, intensive

Inflection

Inflection of stenhård
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular stenhård — —2
indefinite neuter singular stenhårdt — —2
plural stenhårde — —2
definite attributive1 stenhårde — —

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

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stenhardher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːnˌhoːrd/, [ˈstêːnˌhǒːɖ]

Adjective

stenhård (comparative stenhårdare, superlative stenhårdast)

  1. rock hard (very hard)
  2. (figuratively) fierce, tough as nails
    stenhård konkurrens
    fierce competition
    en stenhård snubbe
    a tough-as-nails guy

Declension

Inflection of stenhård
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular stenhård stenhårdare stenhårdast
neuter singular stenhårt stenhårdare stenhårdast
plural stenhårda stenhårdare stenhårdast
masculine plural2 stenhårde stenhårdare stenhårdast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 stenhårde stenhårdare stenhårdaste
all stenhårda stenhårdare stenhårdaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

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