hårdnackad

== Swedish == === Etymology === hård (“hard”) +‎ nacke (“nape (back of the neck)”) +‎ -ad (“-ed”). Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Norwegian Nynorsk hardnakka, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj), German halsstarrig etc. === Adjective === hårdnackad (not comparable) stubborn and adamant, stiff-necked ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== styvnackad === References === “hårdnackad”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hårdnackad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hårdnackad”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)