stor
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, cognate with English stour,
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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.
- 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.
- 2015, Maeve Binchy, Fortællinger fra Chestnut Street, Rosinante & Co →ISBN
- (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 termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “stor” in Den Danske Ordbog
MalayEdit
NounEdit
stor
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (law) of the size
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from stor
ReferencesEdit
- “stor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
stor (masculine and feminine stor, neuter stort, definite singular and plural store, comparative større, indefinite superlative størst, definite superlative største)
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from stor
ReferencesEdit
- “stor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
stōr m
DeclensionEdit
Declension of stor (strong a-stem)
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Germanic *stōraz.
AdjectiveEdit
stōr
DeclensionEdit
Declension of stōr — Strong
| 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 |
Declension of stōr — Weak
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- stōr in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- stōr in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Old SwedishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.
AdjectiveEdit
stōr
DeclensionEdit
Declension of stōr (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | stōr | stōr | stōrt |
| accusative | stōran | stōra | stōrt |
| dative | stōrum, -om | stōrri, -re | stōru, -o |
| genitive | stōrs | stōrrar | stōrs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | stōrir, -e(r) | stōrar | stōr |
| accusative | stōra | stōrar | stōr |
| dative | stōrum, -om | stōrum, -om | stōrum, -om |
| genitive | stōrra | stōrra | stōrra |
Declension of stōr (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | stōri, -e | stōra | stōra |
| accusative | stōra | stōru, -o | stōra |
| dative | stōra | stōru, -o | stōra |
| genitive | stōra | stōru, -o | stōra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | stōru, -o | stōru, -o | stōru, -o |
| accusative | stōru, -o | stōru, -o | stōru, -o |
| dative | stōru, -o | stōru, -o | stōru, -o |
| genitive | stōru, -o | stōru, -o | stōru, -o |
DescendantsEdit
- Swedish: stor
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
stor m (plural stores, feminine stora, feminine plural storas)
- Alternative form of setor (teacher)
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish stōr, from Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *stāro-.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
stor (comparative större, superlative störst)
- big, large; of large size
- Björnen var större än vanligt. ― The bear was larger than usual.
- great, grand, very important; awesome
- Det är stort att få träffa sin idol. ― It is great to meet one's idol.
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of stor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | stor | större | störst |
| Neuter singular | stort | större | störst |
| Plural | 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. | |||