Starkere

Starkere is a term used in linguistics to denote the comparative form of the adjective meaning strong in several Germanic languages. In standard orthography, the languages have distinct spellings: Danish uses stærkere, Swedish uses starkare, and Norwegian Bokmål commonly uses sterkere. The ASCII string "starkere" can appear when diacritics are omitted or in non-native texts, and is often encountered as a non-diacritic rendering of the Danish form.

Etymology and linguistic context: The forms derive from the same Proto-Germanic root that produced the adjective meaning strong. Across the Scandinavian languages, the comparative is formed with language-specific suffixes, reflecting historical sound changes and orthographic conventions. Although they share a common meaning, the exact letters and pronunciation differ between Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian.

Usage and context: Starkere (and its language-specific variants) is used to compare two or more entities in terms of strength or intensity. In practice, the choice of spelling reflects the writer’s language and typographic conventions. In multilingual texts or cross-linguistic comparisons, the non-diacritic form "starkere" may be used as a neutral placeholder, but it can obscure the precise language-specific spelling.

See also: Comparative forms in Germanic languages; Danish orthography; Swedish orthography; Norwegian orthography; Latin script and diacritics.

Notes: Starkere is not a distinct word with a separate entry in most dictionaries; it functions as the comparative form of strong in several languages, with language-specific realizations. The non-diacritic rendering is mainly a typographic convenience in ASCII texts.