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stor

DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /stoːɐ̯/, [sd̥oːˀɐ̯], [sd̥oɐ̯ˀ]
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

AdjectiveEdit

stor (neuter stort, plural and definite singular attributive store, comparative større, superlative (predicative) størst, superlative (attributive) {{{5}}})

  1. large (of a great size)
  2. great; magnificent; important
    Einstein anses som værende 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.
  3. (of letters) capital, upper case
    store bogstaver
    uppercase letters
  4. (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.
  5. (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.

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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 *stā-r-; compare Pashto ستر‎ (stër) ("large"), Lithuanian stóras, Old Church Slavonic старъ (starŭ) ("old"), Russian старый (stáryj) ("old").

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

stor (neuter singular stort, definite singular and plural store, comparative større, indefinite superlative størst, definite superlative største)

  1. large, big, great
    et stort hus ― a big house
  2. of high regard
    en stor mann ― an important man
  3. good, real
    en stor tosk ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    en stor unge ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (law) of the size
    saksøkte ilegges en bot stor kr. 5000 ― the defendant is given a fine of the size 5000 kr

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from stor

ReferencesEdit

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)

  1. large, big, great
    Jakka mi er for stor. ― My jacket is too big.

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from stor

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Old SwedishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

AdjectiveEdit

stōr

  1. big, large
  2. great, important

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

PortugueseEdit

NounEdit

stor m (plural stores, feminine stora, feminine plural storas)

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /stuːr/
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AdjectiveEdit

stor (comparative större, superlative störst)

  1. big, large; of large size
    Björnen var större än vanligt. ― The bear was larger than usual.
  2. 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.

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