stursk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German stursch. Cognate of German stur, störrisch, Dutch stuurs.

Adjective

stursk (comparative sturskare, superlative sturskast)

  1. insolent, cocky, uppity

Declension

Inflection of stursk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular stursk sturskare sturskast
neuter singular sturskt sturskare sturskast
plural sturska sturskare sturskast
masculine plural2 sturske sturskare sturskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 sturske sturskare sturskaste
all sturska sturskare sturskaste

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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