Adjective: halsstarrig
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | halsstarrige |
| neuter | halsstarrig |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | halsstarrige |
| Comparative | halsstarrigere |
| Superlative | halsstarrigste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like halsstarrig
bestendig,
stichtelijk,
meelijwekkend,
seniel,
sappig,
schuin,
scherp,
schalk,
glasachtig,
diepgravend,
sjofel,
ongelijkmatig,
energiebesparend,
smeuïg,
smerig,
slecht,
solied,
soepel,
simpel,
dienstig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Borrowed from German halsstarrig, from Halsstarre (“obstinacy”, literally “stiff-neckedness”). By surface analysis, hals (“neck”) + star (“stiff”) + -ig. Compare hardnekkig.
2. Attested since 1542. See: German Adjectives '
halsstarrig'.
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