stårk

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• stoark (spelling variant)

Etymology

From Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-West Germanic *stark, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from *sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“rigid, stiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃd̥ɔɐ̯ɡ̥/

Adjective

stårk (comparative stärker, superlative åm stärkstn)

1. strong (intense, powerful, unyielding)
2. strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol)
3. (of an action, especially sports) good, great, skilled
4. (euphemistic) overweight, fat
5. (grammar) strong (inflecting according to a pattern distinct from another called "weak")

Antonyms

• schwåch