stug

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch stug, from Middle Dutch stugge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stœχ/

Adjective

stug (attributive stug, comparative stugger, superlative stugste)

1. headstrong, inflexible

Derived terms

• stugheid

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stugge. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʏx/

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• Hyphenation: stug
• Rhymes: -ʏx

Adjective

stug (comparative stugger, superlative stugst)

1. stiff, resistant, inflexible
2. headstrong, inflexible

Inflection

Declension of stug
uninflected	stug
inflected	stugge
comparative	stugger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		stug	stugger	het stugst het stugste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	stugge	stuggere	stugste
	n. sing.	stug	stugger	stugste
	plural	stugge	stuggere	stugste
definite		stugge	stuggere	stugste
partitive		stugs	stuggers	—

Derived terms

• stugheid

Descendants

• Afrikaans: stug

Anagrams

• guts

Scots

Verb

stug

1. Alternative form of stog

Noun

stug (plural stugs)

1. Alternative form of stog