staalhard

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of staal (“steel”) +‎ hard (“hard, solid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staːlˈɦɑrt/

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• Hyphenation: staal‧hard

Adjective

staalhard (not comparable)

1. physically hard and strong as steel
2. (figuratively) ironclad, rock solid, irrefutable
3. emphatical

Inflection

Declension of staalhard
uninflected	staalhard
inflected	staalharde
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		staalhard
indefinite	m./f. sing.	staalharde
	n. sing.	staalhard
	plural	staalharde
definite		staalharde
partitive		staalhards

Adverb

staalhard

1. physically hard and strong as steel
2. solidly, irrefutably
3. emphatically