halsstarrig

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Halsstarre (“obstinacy”, literally “stiff-neckedness”). Equivalent to hals (“neck”) +‎ star (“stiff”) +‎ -ig.[1]

Attested since 1542.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɑlˈstɑ.rəx/

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• Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig
• Rhymes: -ɑrəx

halsstarrig (comparative halsstarriger, superlative halsstarrigst)

1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

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• koppig
• hardnekkig
• eigenwijs
• stijfhoofdig
• stijfkoppig

• halsstarrigheid

From Hals +‎ starr +‎ -ig. Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף‎ (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish hårdnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj) etc.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalsˌʃtaʁɪç/
• Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig

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halsstarrig (strong nominative masculine singular halsstarriger, comparative halsstarriger, superlative am halsstarrigsten)

1. stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked

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• Halsstarrigkeit

• “halsstarrig” in Duden online