stor
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, cognate with English stour.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stor (neuter stort, plural and definite singular attributive store, comparative større, superlative (predicative) størst, superlative (attributive) største)
- large (of a great size)
- great; magnificent; important
- Einstein anses for en af de største videnskabsfolk i historien.
- Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientists of history.
- Alexander den Store
- Alexander the Great
- 2014, Jesper Petersen, Fra harem til islamisk feminisme: Kvindernes kamp i Egypten, Akademisk Rejseforlag, →ISBN, page 82:
- Samtidig rykkede biografierne grænserne for, hvad en kvinde kunne tillade sig og forsynede kvinder med viden om historiens store kvinder, hvilket de kunne anvende i praksis når de skulle argumentere for deres sag.
- Also, the biographies pushed the envelope of what a woman could do, and supplied women with knowledge of the great women of history, which they could use in practice when arguing for themselves.
- 2014, Asbjørn Jakobsen Fanø, Menneskelivet - en opdagelsesrejse: Hvad vil det sige at være menneske? Et liv i Folkehøjskolen og omegn, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 89:
- Her oplevede de, at store videnskabsmænd kunne berige ikke alene hinandens tilværelse, men også deres forskning gennem dette.
- Here, they experienced that great scientists could enrich not only each other's existence, but also their research hereby.
- 2015, Lars Albinus, Studium Generale, Klim, →ISBN:
- Der skulle således i kalenderen indskrives navnedage for historiens store videnskabsmænd, oprettes templer og statuer til deres ære, ja, der skulle endda indstiftes 'sociale sakramenter' til minde om dem.
- Thus, name days should be added to the calendar for the great scientists of history, temples and statues should be erected in their honor, yes, even 'social sacraments' should be institued in their memory.
- (of letters) capital, upper case
- store bogstaver
- uppercase letters
- (euphemistic) fat
- 2015, Maeve Binchy, Fortællinger fra Chestnut Street, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:
- Den lå i en travl købstad, hvor en hel del af kunderne var midaldrende, lidt store kvinder, som igen og igen måtte gå derfra uden at have købt noget, fordi der ikke var noget i deres størrelse.
- It was situated in a busy shopping city, where quite a lot of the customers were middle-aged, slightly large women, who time and time again had to leave without bying anything, since there was nothing they could fit.
- 2015, Rachel Kushner, Flammekasterne, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Bag autoliftene viftede store kvinder sig og vogtede over køletasker.
- Behind the auto lifts, heavy-set women fanned themselves and guarded cooler bags.
- (of a child) old
- Karl blev sur da de store børn ikke ville lege med ham.
- Karl became angry when the older children wouldn't play with him.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “stor” in Den Danske Ordbog
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
stor (Jawi spelling ستور, plural stor-stor, informal 1st possessive storku, 2nd possessive stormu, 3rd possessive stornya)
Further reading edit
- “stor” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, whence also Old English stōr, Old Saxon stōri. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-r-; compare Pashto ستر (stër, “large”), Lithuanian stóras, Old Church Slavonic старъ (starŭ, “old”), Russian ста́рый (stáryj, “old”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stor (neuter singular stort, definite singular and plural store, comparative større, indefinite superlative størst, definite superlative største)
- large, big, great
- et stort hus ― a big house
- of high regard
- en stor mann ― an important man
- good, real
- en stor tosk ― a real jerk
- en stor unge ― a great kid
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “stor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stor (masculine and feminine stor, neuter stort, definite singular and plural store, comparative større, indefinite superlative størst, definite superlative største)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “stor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
stōr m
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *stōraz.
Adjective edit
stōr
Declension edit
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | stōr | stōr | stōr |
Accusative | stōrne | stōre | stōr |
Genitive | stōres | stōrre | stōres |
Dative | stōrum | stōrre | stōrum |
Instrumental | stōre | stōrre | stōre |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | stōre | stōra, stōre | stōr |
Accusative | stōre | stōra, stōre | stōr |
Genitive | stōrra | stōrra | stōrra |
Dative | stōrum | stōrum | stōrum |
Instrumental | stōrum | stōrum | stōrum |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “stōr”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “stōr”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.
Adjective edit
stōr
Declension edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | stōr | stōr | stōrt |
accusative | stōran | stōra | stōrt |
dative | stōrum stōrom |
stōrri stōrre |
stōru stōro |
genitive | stōrs | stōrrar | stōrs |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | stōrir stōrer |
stōrar | stōr |
accusative | stōra | stōrar | stōr |
dative | stōrum stōrom |
stōrum stōrom |
stōrum stōrom |
genitive | stōrra stōra |
stōrra stōra |
stōrra stōra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | stōri stōre |
stōra | stōra |
accusative | stōra | stōru stōro |
stōra |
dative | stōra | stōru stōro |
stōra |
genitive | stōra | stōru stōro |
stōra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
accusative | stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
dative | stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
genitive | stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
stōru stōro |
Descendants edit
- Swedish: stor
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
stor m (plural stores, feminine stora, feminine plural storas)
- Alternative form of setor (teacher)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
stor n (plural storuri)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) stor | storul | (niște) storuri | storurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) stor | storului | (unor) storuri | storurilor |
vocative | storule | storurilor |
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish stōr, from Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *stāro-.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stor (comparative större, superlative störst)
- big, large; of large size
- Synonym: st.
- Björnen var större än vanligt. ― The bear was larger than usual.
- (figuratively) adult, or in the case of a child, older.
- Vad vill du bli när du blir stor?
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- (writing, not comparable) uppercase, capital (of a letter)
- Namn på länder skrivs med stor bokstav. ― Names of countries are written with capital letters.
- great, grand, very important; awesome
- Det är stort att få träffa sin idol. ― It is great to meet one's idol.
Declension edit
Inflection of stor | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | stor | större | störst |
Neuter singular | stort | större | störst |
Plural | stora | större | störst |
Masculine plural3 | stora | större | störst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | store | större | störste |
All | stora | större | största |
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 |
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- förstora
- jättestor
- stor bokstav
- stor i orden
- stor stark
- stora rummet
- storartad
- storasyster
- Storavan
- storbonde
- Storbritannien
- stordåd
- storebror
- Storfors
- storgata
- storhandla
- storhet
- storhetsvansinne
- storkova
- Storkyro
- storkök
- storköp
- storlabb
- storlek
- stormakt
- stormarknad
- stormästare
- storpack
- Storpolen
- storsint
- storskalig
- storslagen
- storstad
- stortå
- Storuman
- storvulen
- storvuxen
- Storå
- storögd
Further reading edit
- stor in Svensk ordbok.