stinn
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish stinder. Cognate of Old Norse stinnr, Danish stind, Middle Low German stīde, Middle Dutch stīde, Old Frisian stīth, Old English stīþ, English stith (“strong; stiff; rigid”). Further origin beyond Germanic languages disputed. Arguably related to stone or Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow; tight”).
Adjective edit
stinn (comparative stinnare, superlative stinnast)
- distended from being filled with something
- (figuratively) stuffed, crammed, replete
- Kassan är stinn
- The coffers are stuffed (we have a lot of money)
Declension edit
Inflection of stinn | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | stinn | stinnare | stinnast |
Neuter singular | stint | stinnare | stinnast |
Plural | stinna | stinnare | stinnast |
Masculine plural3 | stinne | stinnare | stinnast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | stinne | stinnare | stinnaste |
All | stinna | stinnare | stinnaste |
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
- stinn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stinn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stinn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stinn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- stinder in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T