steril
Danish
Adjective
steril
- sterile
Synonyms
- ufrugtbar
Related terms
- sterilisere
- sterilitet
Further reading
- “steril” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “steril” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʃteˈʁiːl/, /ˌsteˈʁiːl/
Audio (file)
Adjective
steril (strong nominative masculine singular steriler, comparative steriler, superlative am sterilsten)
- sterile (germless)
- Antonyms: unsteril, fertil
Declension
Positive forms of steril
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist steril | sie ist steril | es ist steril | sie sind steril | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | steriler | sterile | steriles | sterile |
| genitive | sterilen | steriler | sterilen | steriler | |
| dative | sterilem | steriler | sterilem | sterilen | |
| accusative | sterilen | sterile | steriles | sterile | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der sterile | die sterile | das sterile | die sterilen |
| genitive | des sterilen | der sterilen | des sterilen | der sterilen | |
| dative | dem sterilen | der sterilen | dem sterilen | den sterilen | |
| accusative | den sterilen | die sterile | das sterile | die sterilen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein steriler | eine sterile | ein steriles | (keine) sterilen |
| genitive | eines sterilen | einer sterilen | eines sterilen | (keiner) sterilen | |
| dative | einem sterilen | einer sterilen | einem sterilen | (keinen) sterilen | |
| accusative | einen sterilen | eine sterile | ein steriles | (keine) sterilen | |
Comparative forms of steril
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist steriler | sie ist steriler | es ist steriler | sie sind steriler | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | sterilerer | sterilere | sterileres | sterilere |
| genitive | sterileren | sterilerer | sterileren | sterilerer | |
| dative | sterilerem | sterilerer | sterilerem | sterileren | |
| accusative | sterileren | sterilere | sterileres | sterilere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der sterilere | die sterilere | das sterilere | die sterileren |
| genitive | des sterileren | der sterileren | des sterileren | der sterileren | |
| dative | dem sterileren | der sterileren | dem sterileren | den sterileren | |
| accusative | den sterileren | die sterilere | das sterilere | die sterileren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein sterilerer | eine sterilere | ein sterileres | (keine) sterileren |
| genitive | eines sterileren | einer sterileren | eines sterileren | (keiner) sterileren | |
| dative | einem sterileren | einer sterileren | einem sterileren | (keinen) sterileren | |
| accusative | einen sterileren | eine sterilere | ein sterileres | (keine) sterileren | |
Superlative forms of steril
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am sterilsten | sie ist am sterilsten | es ist am sterilsten | sie sind am sterilsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | sterilster | sterilste | sterilstes | sterilste |
| genitive | sterilsten | sterilster | sterilsten | sterilster | |
| dative | sterilstem | sterilster | sterilstem | sterilsten | |
| accusative | sterilsten | sterilste | sterilstes | sterilste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der sterilste | die sterilste | das sterilste | die sterilsten |
| genitive | des sterilsten | der sterilsten | des sterilsten | der sterilsten | |
| dative | dem sterilsten | der sterilsten | dem sterilsten | den sterilsten | |
| accusative | den sterilsten | die sterilste | das sterilste | die sterilsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein sterilster | eine sterilste | ein sterilstes | (keine) sterilsten |
| genitive | eines sterilsten | einer sterilsten | eines sterilsten | (keiner) sterilsten | |
| dative | einem sterilsten | einer sterilsten | einem sterilsten | (keinen) sterilsten | |
| accusative | einen sterilsten | eine sterilste | ein sterilstes | (keine) sterilsten | |
Related terms
- Sterilisation
- Sterilisierung
Further reading
- “steril” in Duden online
- “steril” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch steriel, from French stérile, from Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈst̪ɛrɪl]
- Hyphenation: stè‧ril
Adjective
steril
- sterile:
- (biology, medicine) unable to reproduce.
- Synonym: mandul
- Antonym: subur
- (medicine) germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
- free from danger.
- (biology, medicine) unable to reproduce.
Derived terms
- kesterilan
- mensterilkan
- pensterilan
Related terms
- sterilisasi
Further reading
- “steril” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin sterilis.
Adjective
steril (masculine and feminine steril, neuter sterilt, definite singular and plural sterile)
- sterile
Antonyms
- usteril
References
- “steril” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “steril” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin sterilis.
Adjective
steril (neuter sterilt, definite singular and plural sterile)
- sterile
Antonyms
- usteril
References
- “steril” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
From French stérile.
Adjective
steril m or n (feminine singular sterilă, masculine plural sterili, feminine and neuter plural sterile)
- sterile
Declension
Declension of steril
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | steril | sterilă | sterili | sterile | ||
| definite | sterilul | sterila | sterilii | sterilele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | steril | sterile | sterili | sterile | ||
| definite | sterilului | sterilei | sterililor | sterilelor | |||
Related terms
- sterilitate
- steriliza
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sterilis.
Adjective
steril (comparative sterilare, superlative sterilast)
- sterile
Declension
| Inflection of steril | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | steril | sterilare | sterilast |
| Neuter singular | sterilt | sterilare | sterilast |
| Plural | sterila | sterilare | sterilast |
| Masculine plural3 | sterile | sterilare | sterilast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | sterile | sterilare | sterilaste |
| All | sterila | sterilare | sterilaste |
| 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 | |||
Derived terms
- sterilisera
- sterilitet
Anagrams
- lister, liters, sliter
Turkish
Etymology
From French stérile.
Adjective
steril
- sterile