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ballstüürsch
in Low German
Pronunciation:
/balstyː͡ɐʃ/
adjective
Syllabication:
ball·stüürsch
ballstüürscher
ballstüürschst
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Waldeck:
Karl Bauer:
Waldeckisches Wörterbuch nebst Dialektproben.
1902, Einleitung, page 37
PDF, 25.4 MB
Low Saxon:
dickdreevsch
,
opsternaatsch
English:
obstinate
stubborn
pigheaded
stiff-necked
bullheaded
insubordinate
renitent
wayward
self-willed
Dutch:
balorig
koppig
steilorig
stijfkoppig
weerbarstig
weerspannig
German:
starrköpfig
widerspenstig
unkooperativ
eigensinnig
hartnäckig
ungehorsam
aufsässig
dickfellig
renitent
Examples:
Nu
wees
doch
nich
so
ballstüürsch
!
Etymology:
Compound word constructed from:
-ball-
+
stüren
+
-sch
Twins:
ballstürig
Rhyming words
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