sträv
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from older Low German stref.
Adjective[edit]
sträv
- 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 some sandpapper
- rough like sandpaper
- Hennes röst var sträv
- Her voice was rough
- sträv smak
- astringent taste
Declension[edit]
Inflection of sträv | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | sträv | strävare | strävast |
Neuter singular | strävt | strävare | strävast |
Plural | sträva | strävare | strävast |
Masculine plural3 | sträve | strävare | strävast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | sträve | strävare | strävaste |
All | sträva | strävare | strävaste |
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 |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- sträv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sträv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sträv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)