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stingrs

Pronunciation: [stīŋɡɾs]

“stingrs” is a Latvian word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. firm, strong, rigid (capable of resisting the actions of mechanical forces without harm or change)
  2. firm, strong, sturdy (having much strength; physically well developed, not weak, not brittle)
  3. firm, strong (done, happening with energy, strength; affecting (something else) strongly)
  4. firm, strong, rigorous (showing above average intensity)
  5. firm, strong, rigorous, strict (based on certain, usually fixed, opinions, viewpoints; expressing such viewpoints)
  6. strong, firm, stable (which does not change in time)
  7. strong (with high alcohol content)
  8. very; fully
  9. strict; such that is not true if an equals sign is placed between a and b

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb stingt (“to harden, to stiffen”) (q.v.), with an extra (adjectivizing?) r. A parallel form without the r yielded stings (“stiff, numb”). Cognates include Lithuanian stiñgras (“firm, strict”), stingrùs, sti̇̀ngrus (“rigid, stiff, numb; hard, solid; strained; heavy”). The verb stiñgt (“to stiffen”) is cognate with Lithuanian sti̇̀ngti (“id.”). According to Karulis,…

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