UrsprungBorrowed from Middle Low German stref, and ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *strībaną (“to be stiff”).
- rough, coarse, harsh, raspy (not smooth to the touch, of a surface, or figuratively)
“Snigeln slickade på mig med sin sträva tunga” — The snail licked me with its raspy tongue
“sträv som sandpapper” — rough like sandpaper
“Hennes röst var sträv” — Her voice was rough
Formersträv(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, positive) · strävare(comparative, error-unrecognized-form, indefinite) · strävast(error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, superlative) · strävt(indefinite, neuter, positive, singular) · strävare(comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular) · strävast(indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative) · sträva(indefinite, plural, positive) · strävare(comparative, indefinite, plural) · strävast(indefinite, plural, superlative) · sträve(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, positive) · strävare(archaic, comparative, indefinite, masculine, plural) · strävast(archaic, indefinite, masculine, plural, superlative) · sträve(definite, masculine, positive, singular) · strävare(comparative, definite, masculine, singular) · strävaste(definite, masculine, singular, superlative) · sträva(definite, error-unrecognized-form, positive) · strävare(comparative, definite, error-unrecognized-form) · strävaste(definite, error-unrecognized-form, superlative)