stingrs

Latvian

adj
Definitions
  • of objects, materials, etc. firm, strong, rigid capable of resisting the actions of mechanical forces without harm or change
  • (of living beings, their body) firm, strong, sturdy have
  • firm, strong done, happening with energy, strength, affecting (something else) strongly
  • firm, strong, rigorous showing above average intensity
  • of ideas, norms, principles, actions, or the people who espouse them firm, strong, rigorous, strict based on certain, usually fixed, opinions, viewpoints, expressing such viewpoints
  • (of social phenomenon) strong, firm, stable which does not change in time
  • (colloquial) strong with high alcohol content
  • (colloquial) very; fully
  • (mathematics) strict; such that is not true if an equals sign is placed between a and b

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex), *stengh- : *stn̥gh- inherited from *steng- : *sting- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *stegh- (stab), *steyh₂- (stiffen, something hard, thicken).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steyh₂-

Gloss

stiffen, something hard, thicken

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