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Starre
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starre
German
Etymology
Ca. 1700, from de starr stiff, rigid, motionless -e noun-forming suffix. The adjective itself is a backformation from de starren to stare, look fixedly”, older also “be stiff, rigid.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtaʁə/
de De-Starre.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Star re
Noun
f.sg
de most often in compounds rigidity, stiffness
de Starrheit ; Steifheit Steifigkeit
de Nur die Knarre löst die Starre. Only the gun loosens the stiffness. Slogan ascribed to left-wing terrorist Andreas Baader
Declension
f.sg
Derived terms
de Genickstarre Kältestarre Leichenstarre Muskelstarre Schockstarre Schreckstarre Totenstarre Winterstarre
Related terms
de starr starren