stertor
English
Etymology
From Latin stertō (“I snore”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/
Noun
stertor (countable and uncountable, plural stertors)
- (biology, medicine) The act of snoring, especially heavy snoring.
- (biology, medicine) A snoring sound, as for example even during wakefulness in infants with breathing difficulties.
- stertorous respirations
Related terms
- stertorous
- stertorously
Translations
act of heavy snoring
|
heavy snoring sound
|
Anagrams
- Roterts, Rotters, retorts, rotters
French
Noun
stertor m (plural stertors)
- stertor
Further reading
- “stertor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈster.tor/, [ˈs̠t̪ɛrt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈster.tor/, [ˈst̪ɛrt̪or]
Noun
stertor m (genitive stertōris); third declension
- medieval spelling of strātor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stertor | stertōrēs |
| Genitive | stertōris | stertōrum |
| Dative | stertōrī | stertōribus |
| Accusative | stertōrem | stertōrēs |
| Ablative | stertōre | stertōribus |
| Vocative | stertor | stertōrēs |
References
- stertor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Verb
stertor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of stertō