sterp
Romanian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek στέριφος (stériphos), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *exstirpus, or directly from Vulgar Latin. Compare Aromanian sterpu, Albanian shterp, Sicilian strippa, Venetian sterpo, Friulian sterpe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sterp/
Adjective
sterp m or n (feminine singular stearpă, masculine plural sterpi, feminine and neuter plural sterpe)
- desolate, lifeless, barren
- sterile, infertile
Declension
declension of sterp
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | sterp | stearpă | sterpi | sterpe | ||
| definite | sterpul | stearpa | sterpii | sterpele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | sterp | sterpe | sterpi | sterpe | ||
| definite | sterpului | sterpei | sterpilor | sterpelor | |||
Synonyms
- dezolant, sărac, deșert, steril