stroef
See also: śtröf
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch struuf, from Old Dutch *strūf, from Proto-Germanic *strūbaz (“stiff, rough, bristly, shaggy”), from Proto-Indo-European *strewbʰ-, *strewb- (“stiff”). Cognate with Middle Low German struuf, West Frisian stroef, German straub and struppig.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uf
Adjective
Inflection
| Inflection of stroef | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | stroef | |||
| inflected | stroeve | |||
| comparative | stroever | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | stroef | stroever | het stroefst het stroefste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | stroeve | stroevere | stroefste |
| n. sing. | stroef | stroever | stroefste | |
| plural | stroeve | stroevere | stroefste | |
| definite | stroeve | stroevere | stroefste | |
| partitive | stroefs | stroevers | — | |
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: stroef (dated)
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