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stroef

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See also: śtröf

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • Rhymes: -uf

Adjective

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stroef (comparative stroever, superlative stroefst)

  1. rough, not smooth
  2. difficult to move
  3. stiff, stern

Declension

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Declension 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

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  • Afrikaans: stroef
  • → Papiamentu: stroef (dated)
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