sträv

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German stref, and ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *strībaną (“to be stiff”).

Adjective

sträv

  1. rough, coarse, harsh, raspy (not smooth to the touch, of a surface, or figuratively)
    Snigeln slickade på mig med sin sträva tunga
    The snail licked me with its raspy tongue
    sträv som sandpapper
    rough like sandpaper
    Hennes röst var sträv
    Her voice was rough
    sträv smak
    astringent taste

Declension

Inflection of sträv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sträv strävare strävast
neuter singular strävt strävare strävast
plural sträva strävare strävast
masculine plural2 sträve strävare strävast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sträve strävare strävaste
all sträva strävare strävaste

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.

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