Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

stark

strong, lasting, durable, solid

Meaning

strong; lasting; durable; solid

In Swedish: som har stor styrka, kraftfull

Forms

Forms of stark
Basic form	stark	with en-words
Neuter	starkt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	starka	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	starkare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	starkast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does stark mean?

stark in a sentence

stark kyla
severe cold
starka armar
strong arms
stark regering
strong government
stark ost
strong cheese
starka drycker
strong drinks
starkt kaffe
strong coffee
ett starkt tyg
strong fabric
en stark tyngdlyftare
a strong weightlifter

Questions

What does stark mean in English?

stark means “strong, lasting”.

Similar words

kraftfullstrongrobust

Origin

From Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse starkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-.

Nearby common words

stark is number 532 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

528ansikte face
529jaså really?, you don't say
530ganska fairly
531förstöra destroy
533arbeta work, labour
534massa lots, mass
535tagit taken
536nummer number

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary