stor

See also: stór, stòr, štor, stór-, and Appendix:Variations of "stor"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, cognate with English stour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stoːˀr/, [ˈsd̥oˀɐ̯], [ˈsd̥oɐ̯ˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Adjective

stor (neuter stort, plural and definite singular attributive store, comparative større, superlative (predicative) størst, superlative (attributive) største)

1. large (of a great size)
2. great; magnificent; important

   Einstein anses for en af de største videnskabsfolk i historien.

   Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientists of history.

   Alexander den Store

   Alexander the Great

   • 2014, Jesper Petersen, Fra harem til islamisk feminisme: Kvindernes kamp i Egypten, Akademisk Rejseforlag, →ISBN, page 82:

     Samtidig rykkede biografierne grænserne for, hvad en kvinde kunne tillade sig og forsynede kvinder med viden om historiens store kvinder, hvilket de kunne anvende i praksis når de skulle argumentere for deres sag.

     Also, the biographies pushed the envelope of what a woman could do, and supplied women with knowledge of the great women of history, which they could use in practice when arguing for themselves.

   • 2014, Asbjørn Jakobsen Fanø, Menneskelivet - en opdagelsesrejse: Hvad vil det sige at være menneske? Et liv i Folkehøjskolen og omegn, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 89:

     Her oplevede de, at store videnskabsmænd kunne berige ikke alene hinandens tilværelse, men også deres forskning gennem dette.

     Here, they experienced that great scientists could enrich not only each other's existence, but also their research hereby.

   • 2015, Lars Albinus, Studium Generale, Klim, →ISBN:

     Der skulle således i kalenderen indskrives navnedage for historiens store videnskabsmænd, oprettes templer og statuer til deres ære, ja, der skulle endda indstiftes 'sociale sakramenter' til minde om dem.

     Thus, name days should be added to the calendar for the great scientists of history, temples and statues should be erected in their honor, yes, even 'social sacraments' should be institued in their memory.

3. (of letters) capital, upper case

   store bogstaver

   uppercase letters

4. (euphemistic) fat
   • 2015, Maeve Binchy, Fortællinger fra Chestnut Street, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

     Den lå i en travl købstad, hvor en hel del af kunderne var midaldrende, lidt store kvinder, som igen og igen måtte gå derfra uden at have købt noget, fordi der ikke var noget i deres størrelse.

     It was situated in a busy shopping city, where quite a lot of the customers were middle-aged, slightly large women, who time and time again had to leave without bying anything, since there was nothing they could fit.

   • 2015, Rachel Kushner, Flammekasterne, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Bag autoliftene viftede store kvinder sig og vogtede over køletasker.

     Behind the auto lifts, heavy-set women fanned themselves and guarded cooler bags.

5. (of a child) old

   Karl blev sur da de store børn ikke ville lege med ham.

   Karl became angry when the older children wouldn't play with him.

Derived terms

• du store
• i store træk
• kæmpestor
• lave stort
• mellemstor
• se stort på
• storby
• storebror
• storesøster
• storetå
• storhed
• storkonge
• storladen
• stormagt
• stort set

 

References

• “stor” in Den Danske Ordbog

Malay

Etymology

From English store.

Noun

stor (Jawi spelling ستور, plural stor-stor, informal 1st possessive storku, 2nd possessive stormu, 3rd possessive stornya)

1. store

Further reading

• “stor” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, whence also Old English stōr, Old Saxon stōri. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-r-; compare Pashto ستر (stër, “large”), Lithuanian stóras, Old Church Slavonic старъ (starŭ, “old”), Russian ста́рый (stáryj, “old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stuːɾ/
• Rhymes: -uːɾ

Adjective

stor (neuter singular stort, definite singular and plural store, comparative større, indefinite superlative størst, definite superlative største)

1. large, big, great

   et stort hus ― a big house

2. of high regard

   en stor mann ― an important man

3. good, real

   en stor tosk ― a real jerk

   en stor unge ― a great kid

Derived terms

• De store sjøer
• forstørre
• kjempestor
• mellomstor
• Stor-London
• storby
• storeslem
• storfe
• storfugl
• storhet
• storindustri
• storjo
• stormakt
• stormann
• storseil
• storsirkel
• storskala
• storslagen
• storstilt
• stortå

 

References

• “stor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stuːr/

Adjective

stor (masculine and feminine stor, neuter stort, definite singular and plural store, comparative større, indefinite superlative størst, definite superlative største)

1. large, big, great

   Jakka mi er for stor. ― My jacket is too big.

Derived terms

• Dei store sjøane
• kjempestor
• mellomstor
• Stor-London
• storby
• storeslem
• storfe
• storfugl
• storindustri
• storjo
• storkobbe
• storleik
• stormakt
• storsirkel
• storskala
• storskogmus
• storstilt
• stortå

 

References

• “stor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stoːr/

Etymology 1

From Latin storax

Noun

stōr m

1. frankincense
2. storax

Declension

Declension of stōr (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stōr	stōras
accusative	stōr	stōras
genitive	stōres	stōra
dative	stōre	stōrum

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

Adjective

stōr

2. great
3. strong, violent

Declension

Declension of stōr — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stōr	stōr	stōr
Accusative	stōrne	stōre	stōr
Genitive	stōres	stōrre	stōres
Dative	stōrum	stōrre	stōrum
Instrumental	stōre	stōrre	stōre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stōre	stōra, stōre	stōr
Accusative	stōre	stōra, stōre	stōr
Genitive	stōrra	stōrra	stōrra
Dative	stōrum	stōrum	stōrum
Instrumental	stōrum	stōrum	stōrum

Declension of stōr — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stōra	stōre	stōre
Accusative	stōran	stōran	stōre
Genitive	stōran	stōran	stōran
Dative	stōran	stōran	stōran
Instrumental	stōran	stōran	stōran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stōran	stōran	stōran
Accusative	stōran	stōran	stōran
Genitive	stōrra, stōrena	stōrra, stōrena	stōrra, stōrena
Dative	stōrum	stōrum	stōrum
Instrumental	stōrum	stōrum	stōrum

Descendants

• Middle English: store, stoor, stour; (stur?)
  • Scots: stour, stoure, sture, stoor, stoar
  • English: stoor, stour

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stōr”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stōr”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• stur

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

Adjective

stōr

1. big, large
2. great, important

Declension

Declension of stōr (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stōr	stōr	stōrt
accusative	stōran	stōra	stōrt
dative	stōrum stōrom	stōrri stōrre	stōru stōro
genitive	stōrs	stōrrar	stōrs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stōrir stōrer	stōrar	stōr
accusative	stōra	stōrar	stōr
dative	stōrum stōrom	stōrum stōrom	stōrum stōrom
genitive	stōrra stōra	stōrra stōra	stōrra stōra

Declension of stōr (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stōri stōre	stōra	stōra
accusative	stōra	stōru stōro	stōra
dative	stōra	stōru stōro	stōra
genitive	stōra	stōru stōro	stōra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stōru stōro	stōru stōro	stōru stōro
accusative	stōru stōro	stōru stōro	stōru stōro
dative	stōru stōro	stōru stōro	stōru stōro
genitive	stōru stōro	stōru stōro	stōru stōro

Descendants

• Swedish: stor

Portuguese

Noun

stor m (plural stores, feminine stora, feminine plural storas)

1. Alternative form of setor (teacher)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French store.

Noun

stor n (plural storuri)

1. blind, shade (for a window)

Declension

Declension of stor

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) stor	storul	(niște) storuri	storurile
genitive/dative	(unui) stor	storului	(unor) storuri	storurilor
vocative	storule		storurilor

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stōr, from Old Norse stórr (“big, large, tall, great”), from Proto-Germanic *stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *stāro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stuːr/

• Audio:

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Adjective

stor (comparative större, superlative störst)

1. big, large; of large size

   Synonym: st.

   Björnen var större än vanligt. ― The bear was larger than usual.

2. (figuratively) adult, or in the case of a child, older.

   Vad vill du bli när du blir stor?

   What do you want to be when you grow up?

3. (writing, not comparable) uppercase, capital (of a letter)

   Namn på länder skrivs med stor bokstav. ― Names of countries are written with capital letters.

4. great, grand, very important; awesome

   Det är stort att få träffa sin idol. ― It is great to meet one's idol.

Declension

Inflection of stor
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	stor	större	störst
Neuter singular	stort	större	störst
Plural	stora	större	störst
Masculine plural3	stora	större	störst
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	store	större	störste
All	stora	större	största
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Antonyms

• liten

Derived terms

• förstora
• jättestor
• stor bokstav
• stor i orden
• stor stark
• stora rummet
• storartad
• storasyster
• Storavan
• storbonde
• Storbritannien
• stordåd
• storebror
• Storfors
• storgata
• storhandla
• storhet
• storhetsvansinne
• storkova
• Storkyro
• storkök
• storköp
• storlabb
• storlek
• stormakt
• stormarknad
• stormästare
• storpack
• Storpolen
• storsint
• storskalig
• storslagen
• storstad
• stortå
• Storuman
• storvulen
• storvuxen
• Storå
• storögd

 

Further reading

• stor in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• Tors, orts, rost, rots, sort, tros