streng
Meaning
-
severe, rigid, strict
Concepts
poignant
trenchant
sharp-toned
sprited
witty
Synonyms
unnachsichtig
schmucklos
scharf schmeckend
sinnreich
von scharfem Geschmack
grelltönend
plötzlich auftretend
spitzwinkelig
ultrakrass
grimm
aufs Wesentliche reduziert
nur mit dem Allernotwendigsten versehen
in reinster Funktionalität
nur mit dem Allernotwendigsten ausgestattet
Einfachst-
aufs Notwendigste reduziert
übertriebend
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
sträng
Zürich
streng
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtʁɛŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Compare German Strenge, Dutch streng, Danish streng, English strong.
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