stur

See also: stùr, šťúr, and Štúr

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Verb

stur (third-person singular simple present sturs, present participle sturring, simple past and past participle sturred)

1. (largely obsolete) Alternative spelling of stir

Anagrams

• TRUS, turs, RTUs, Turs, UTRs, Rust, rust, URTs, ruts

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• sturu

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin stylus, stilus. Compare Romanian stur. Cf. also Albanian shtyllë.

Noun

stur n

1. pillar, column
2. post

Derived terms

• sturusescu

See also

• stil, durec

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin stāre, present active infinitive of stō.

Verb

stur (past participle stut)

1. to be

Usage notes

Its past participle is used as an auxiliary verb with saite.

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz. Cognate with Swedish stor.

Adjective

stur

1. big, large

Antonyms

• litn

German

Etymology

Via German Low German stūr from Middle Low German stūr, stūre, ultimately from the root of stehen (“to stand”).

The word is first attested in standard German in the 19th century, but speedily became part of the core vocabulary. Cognate with Dutch stoer (itself a form of dialectal origin), Swedish stursk and with Old High German stūr, stūri, stiuri (“strong, big, stately, proud”). Outside of Germanic, cognate with Sanskrit स्थूर (sthūra, “strong, large, thick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtuːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

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Adjective

stur (strong nominative masculine singular sturer, comparative sturer, superlative am stursten)

1. stubborn

   Synonyms: dickköpfig, eigensinnig

Declension

Positive forms of stur

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist stur	sie ist stur	es ist stur	sie sind stur
strong declension (without article)	nominative	sturer	sture	stures	sture
	genitive	sturen	sturer	sturen	sturer
	dative	sturem	sturer	sturem	sturen
	accusative	sturen	sture	stures	sture
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der sture	die sture	das sture	die sturen
	genitive	des sturen	der sturen	des sturen	der sturen
	dative	dem sturen	der sturen	dem sturen	den sturen
	accusative	den sturen	die sture	das sture	die sturen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein sturer	eine sture	ein stures	(keine) sturen
	genitive	eines sturen	einer sturen	eines sturen	(keiner) sturen
	dative	einem sturen	einer sturen	einem sturen	(keinen) sturen
	accusative	einen sturen	eine sture	ein stures	(keine) sturen

Comparative forms of stur

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist sturer	sie ist sturer	es ist sturer	sie sind sturer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	sturerer	sturere	stureres	sturere
	genitive	stureren	sturerer	stureren	sturerer
	dative	sturerem	sturerer	sturerem	stureren
	accusative	stureren	sturere	stureres	sturere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der sturere	die sturere	das sturere	die stureren
	genitive	des stureren	der stureren	des stureren	der stureren
	dative	dem stureren	der stureren	dem stureren	den stureren
	accusative	den stureren	die sturere	das sturere	die stureren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein sturerer	eine sturere	ein stureres	(keine) stureren
	genitive	eines stureren	einer stureren	eines stureren	(keiner) stureren
	dative	einem stureren	einer stureren	einem stureren	(keinen) stureren
	accusative	einen stureren	eine sturere	ein stureres	(keine) stureren

Superlative forms of stur

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am stursten	sie ist am stursten	es ist am stursten	sie sind am stursten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	sturster	sturste	sturstes	sturste
	genitive	stursten	sturster	stursten	sturster
	dative	sturstem	sturster	sturstem	stursten
	accusative	stursten	sturste	sturstes	sturste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der sturste	die sturste	das sturste	die stursten
	genitive	des stursten	der stursten	des stursten	der stursten
	dative	dem stursten	der stursten	dem stursten	den stursten
	accusative	den stursten	die sturste	das sturste	die stursten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein sturster	eine sturste	ein sturstes	(keine) stursten
	genitive	eines stursten	einer stursten	eines stursten	(keiner) stursten
	dative	einem stursten	einer stursten	einem stursten	(keinen) stursten
	accusative	einen stursten	eine sturste	ein sturstes	(keine) stursten

Derived terms

• Sturheit
• Sturkopf

Related terms

• Steuer

Further reading

• “stur” in Duden online
• “stur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

Adjective

stur

1. big
2. tall

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Latin stylus, stilus.

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Noun

stur m (plural sturi)

1. (rare, dated) icicle

   Synonym: țurțur

2. (rare, dated, regional) low quality salt that is disposed of
3. (rare, dated, regional) soot, lampblack

   Synonym: funingine

4. (rare, dated, regional) slag, dross

   Synonym: zgură

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	stur	sturul		sturi	sturii
genitive-dative	stur	sturului		sturi	sturilor
vocative	sturule			sturilor