starr

/ʃtaʁ/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. rigid, stiff, frozen (in place)

Similar words

erstarrt

starr simply describes being rigid or stiff as a state or trait; erstarrt describes having BECOME rigid or frozen, like a process, e.g. frozen with fear.

Similar in other languages

English

stiff

stiff is the English word for the same thing — both mean "rigid, stiff."

Spanish

inflexible

Close — rigid, stiff relates to inflexible.

Practice

1 What does starr mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er blieb ___ vor Schreck stehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches starr?

Synonyms

  • steif
  • unbeweglich
adjective

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