halsstarrig

== Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German halsstarrig, from Halsstarre (“obstinacy”, literally “stiff-neckedness”). By surface analysis, hals (“neck”) +‎ star (“stiff”) +‎ -ig. Compare hardnekkig. Attested since 1542. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɦɑlˈstɑ.rəx/ Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig Rhymes: -ɑrəx === Adjective === halsstarrig (comparative halsstarriger, superlative halsstarrigst) stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== koppig hardnekkig eigenwijs stijfhoofdig stijfkoppig ==== Derived terms ==== halsstarrigheid === References === == German == === Etymology === From Hals +‎ starr +‎ -ig. Calque of Hebrew קשה ערף (Exodus 33). A biblical term similar to Swedish hårdnackad, Ancient Greek σκληροτράχηλος (sklērotrákhēlos), Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj) etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhalsˌʃtaʁɪç/ Hyphenation: hals‧star‧rig === Adjective === halsstarrig (strong nominative masculine singular halsstarriger, comparative halsstarriger, superlative am halsstarrigsten) stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Halsstarrigkeit === Further reading === “halsstarrig” in Duden online == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German halsstarrig. Compare origin of hårdnackad, styvnackad. === Adjective === halsstarrig (comparative mer halsstarrig, superlative mest halsstarrig) stubborn, obstinate, stiff-necked ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== halsstarrighet === Further reading === halsstarrig in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker