Sterz

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɛʁts/, [ʃtɛɐ̯ts]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old High German sterz, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terd-, from *(s)ter- (“to be stiff”).

Noun[edit]

Sterz m (strong, genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

  1. (obsolete) tail (of an animal)
    Synonym: Schwanz
  2. handle (of a plow)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Sterz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sterz die Sterze
genitive eines des Sterzes der Sterze
dative einem dem Sterz, Sterze1 den Sterzen
accusative einen den Sterz die Sterze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From dialectal sterzen (“to be stiff”).

Noun[edit]

Sterz m (strong, genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

  1. (Bavaria, Austria) A type of sweet polenta.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Sterz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sterz die Sterze
genitive eines des Sterzes der Sterze
dative einem dem Sterz, Sterze1 den Sterzen
accusative einen den Sterz die Sterze

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading[edit]

  • “Sterz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Sterz m

  1. plural of Storz
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