Contionary:stoor

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk stōr, from Old Skundavisk stōra, from Halmisk stōra, stōraŕ, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz. Some linguists think that it was rather borrowed from Old Norse, as it had become very uncommon in Late Halmisk but underwent a strong revival during the Viking invasions.

Pronunciation

IPA: /sto:/

Adjective

stoor (comparative stører, superlative størest)

  1. big, large
    Si hat stoore måle.
    She has large problems.

Inflection

number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hi is stoor si is stoor hit is stoor si sind stoor
strong declension common stoor stoore stoor stoore
genitive stoores stoorer stoores stoorer
weak declension common stoore stoore stoore stooren
genitive stooren stooren stooren stooren

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