sträng

See also: strang, Strang, and strâng

Swedish

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  • Rhymes: -ɛŋː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse strangr, from Proto-Germanic *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”).

Adjective

sträng

  1. strict, severe
Declension
Inflection of sträng
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular sträng strängare strängast
Neuter singular strängt strängare strängast
Plural stränga strängare strängast
Masculine plural3 stränge strängare strängast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 stränge strängare strängaste
All stränga strängare strängaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish strænger, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.

Noun

sträng c

  1. string
Declension
Declension of sträng 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sträng strängen strängar strängarna
Genitive strängs strängens strängars strängarnas

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