stursk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German stursch. Cognate of German stur, störrisch, Dutch stuurs.

Adjective

stursk (comparative sturskare, superlative sturskast)

1. insolent, cocky, uppity

Declension

Inflection of stursk
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	stursk	sturskare	sturskast
Neuter singular	sturskt	sturskare	sturskast
Plural	sturska	sturskare	sturskast
Masculine plural3	sturske	sturskare	sturskast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	sturske	sturskare	sturskaste
All	sturska	sturskare	sturskaste
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

Derived terms

• sturskas
• sturskhet

References

• stursk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stursk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stursk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stursk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)