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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sterǭ
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“infertile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈste.rɔ̃ː/
Noun
*sterǭ f
- infertile woman
Inflection
| ōn-stemDeclension of *sterǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *sterǭ | *sterōniz | |
| vocative | *sterǭ | *sterōniz | |
| accusative | *sterōnų | *sterōnunz | |
| genitive | *sterōniz | *sterōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *sterōni | *sterōmaz | |
| instrumental | *sterōnē | *sterōmiz | |
Related terms
- *sterkǭ
- Middle High German: sterke
- German: Stārke
- Middle High German: sterke
- *sterô
- *sturraz
Descendants
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍉 (stairō)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN