See also: Streng

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish sthrængh, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (tight, tense), cf. German streng. It is variant of the adjective Proto-Germanic *strangaz, Old Norse strangr, English strong.

Adjective

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streng

  1. strict, tight, stringent
  2. hard, severe, rigorous
  3. stiff
  4. stern
  5. austere
Inflection
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Inflection of streng
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular streng strengere strengest2
Indefinite neuter singular strengt strengere strengest2
Plural strenge strengere strengest2
Definite attributive1 strenge strengere strengeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-.

Noun

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streng c (singular definite strengen, plural indefinite strenge)

  1. string
  2. strand
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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /strɛŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: streng
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋ

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch strenge, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (tight, tense), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (taut). Compare German streng, English strong, Danish streng.

Adjective

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streng (comparative strenger, superlative strengst)

  1. strict, severe, rigorous, unbending, cruel
Declension
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Declension of streng
uninflected streng
inflected strenge
comparative strenger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial streng strenger het strengst
het strengste
indefinite m./f. sing. strenge strengere strengste
n. sing. streng strenger strengste
plural strenge strengere strengste
definite strenge strengere strengste
partitive strengs strengers
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: streng
  • Papiamentu: strèn
  • Manado Malay: streng

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Low German Strenge, German Strang, English string, Danish streng.

Noun

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streng f or m (plural strengen, diminutive strengetje n)

  1. string, twined object, as most ropes or cords
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  • Prof. dr. G. Geerts e.a., van Dale. Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Utrecht - Antwerp, Van Dale Lexicografie, 1984 (eleventh edition). [leading Dutch dictionary in Dutch, commonly known as ‘de Grote Van Dale’]

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (strong), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (tight, tense), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (taut); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (stiff). Compare German Strenge, Dutch streng, Danish streng, English strong.

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Adjective

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streng (strong nominative masculine singular strenger, comparative strenger, superlative am strengsten)

  1. severe, rigid, strict
    Synonyms: autoritär; genau, grundsätzlich, gnadenlos, erbarmungslos, entschieden; hart, schwer; puritanisch, einfach, schlicht; scharf, penetrant, beißend
    Antonym: gelind
    • 1787 CE: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Egmont
      Ich sehe kein Mittel, weder strenges noch gelindes, dem Übel zu steuern.
      I see no means, neither severe nor mild, by which to stem the evil.

Declension

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Adverb

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streng

  1. very much, strictly
    • 1993, Die Ärzte, Lieber Tee:
      Da rauchen sie dann Haschisch ... aber das ist streng geheim.
      There they smoke hashish ... but that is strictly secret.

Further reading

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  • streng” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • streng” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • streng” in Duden online

Icelandic

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Noun

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streng m

  1. inflection of strengur:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.

Noun

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streng f (genitive singular streng, plural strengyn)

  1. string, cord, line
  2. wire

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
streng hreng
after "yn", treng
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English strenġ, from Proto-West Germanic *strangiz.

Variants with /ɡ/ are unexpected, in contrast to henge, and probably show influence from Old Norse strengr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstrend͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈstrind͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈstrenɡ(ə)/, /ˈstrinɡ(ə)/

Noun

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streng (nominative plural strenges)

  1. string

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  • English: string (see there for further descendants)

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse strangr.

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streng (neuter singular strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengere, indefinite superlative strengest, definite superlative strengeste)

  1. strict
  2. stringent
  3. harsh (e.g. winter)

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse strengr, in computing a semantic loan from English string.

Noun

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streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger, definite plural strengene)

  1. a cord or string
  2. (music) a string
  3. (computing) a string
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse strangr. Doublet of strang.

Adjective

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streng (neuter strengt, definite singular and plural strenge, comparative strengare, indefinite superlative strengast, definite superlative strengaste)

  1. strict
  2. stringent
  3. harsh (e.g. winter)

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English string.

Noun

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streng m (definite singular strengen, indefinite plural strenger or strengar, definite plural strengene or strengane)

  1. a cord or string
  2. (music) a string
  3. (computing) a string
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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-. Compare Old High German strang and Old Norse strengr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /strenj/, [strend͡ʒ]

Noun

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strenġ m

  1. string, rope, cord

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Old Norse

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Noun

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streng

  1. accusative singular indefinite of strengr m
  2. dative singular indefinite of strengr m