startklar

startklar

German

Etymology

    starten (to start) +‎ klar (clear, ready)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈʃtaʁtˌklaːɐ̯]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: start‧klar

    Adjective

    startklar (strong nominative masculine singular startklarer, not comparable)

    1. ready to start, ready for start
      • 2014, Der Spiegel[1], number 27/2014, page 70:
        Im November, wenn wir offiziell die Aufsicht über die Banken des Euroraums übernehmen, sind wir startklar.
        In November, when we officially take over the supervision of the banks of the euro area, we will be ready to start.
    2. (aviation) ready for takeoff
      • 2014, Der Spiegel[2], number 38/2014, page 26:
        […] der Lufthansa-Flug 2040 von München nach Berlin ist startklar […]
        the Lufthansa flight 2040 from Munich to Berlin is ready for takeoff

    Declension

    Synonyms

    Further reading

    Swedish

    Etymology

    start +‎ klar

    Adjective

    startklar (not comparable)

    1. ready to start, ready to go

    Declension

    Inflection of startklar
    Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
    common singular startklar
    neuter singular startklart
    plural startklara
    masculine plural2 startklare
    Definite positive comparative superlative
    masculine singular3 startklare
    all startklara

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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