streng
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sd̥ʁaŋˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old Danish sthrængh, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), cf. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). It is variant of the adjective Proto-Germanic *strangaz, Old Norse strangr, English strong.
Inflection
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
References
Etymology 2
From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.
Declension
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | strengen | strenge | strengene |
| genitive | strengs | strengens | strenges | strengenes |
Derived terms
- strengbeton
- strengeinstrument
- strengeleg
- strengeleje
- strengespil
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɛŋ/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: streng
- Rhymes: -ɛŋ
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch strenge, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English strong, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Adjective
Inflection
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- gestreng, strengelijk
- gestrengheid, strengheid
- streng in de leer
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- → Papiamentu: strèn
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Low German Strenge, German Strang, English string, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).
Noun
streng f or m (plural strengen, diminutive strengetje n)
Derived terms
- navelstreng
- strengel
- strengenkabel
- strengkoker
- strengpan
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: strèn
References
- Prof. dr. G. Geerts e.a., van Dale. Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Utrecht - Antwerp, Van Dale Lexicografie, 1984 (eleventh edition). [leading Dutch dictionary in Dutch, commonly known as ‘de Grote Van Dale’]
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Compare German Strenge, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English strong.
Pronunciation
audio (Austria) (file) - IPA(key): /ʃtʁɛŋ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: streng
Adjective
streng (strong nominative masculine singular strenger, comparative strenger, superlative am strengsten)
- severe, rigid, strict
- Synonyms: autoritär; genau, grundsätzlich, gnadenlos, erbarmungslos, entschieden; hart, schwer; puritanisch, einfach, schlicht; scharf, penetrant, beißend
- Antonym: gelind
- 1787 CE: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont
- Ich sehe kein Mittel, weder strenges noch gelindes, dem Übel zu steuern.
- I see no means, neither severe nor mild, by which to stem the evil.
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
Adverb
streng
- very much, strictly
- 1993, Die Ärzte, Lieber Tee:
- Da rauchen sie dann Haschisch ... aber das ist streng geheim.
- There they smoke hashish ... but that is strictly secret.
Icelandic
Manx
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | hreng after "yn", treng | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Middle English
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *strangiz.
Variants with /ɡ/ are unexpected, in contrast to henge, and probably show influence from Old Norse strengr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrend͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈstrind͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈstrenɡ(ə)/, /ˈstrinɡ(ə)/
Descendants
- English: string
References
- “streng, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
streng (neuter singular strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengere, indefinite superlative strengest, definite superlative strengeste)
Derived terms
References
- “streng” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
streng (neuter strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengare, indefinite superlative strengast, definite superlative strengaste)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz. The computing sense is borrowed from English string.
Noun
streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger or strengar, definite plural strengene or strengane)
Derived terms
References
- “streng” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- rengst, trengs
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Old High German strang and Old Norse strengr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strenj/, [strend͡ʒ]
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- English: string