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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στεῖρος (steîros).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstiɾos/
- Hyphenation: στεί‧ρος
Adjective
στείρος • (steíros) m (feminine στείρα, neuter στείρο)
- (medicine, of people and animals) infertile, sterile, barren (unable to procreate)
Δεν έκαναν παιδιά, διότι η γυναίκα του ήταν στείρα.- Den ékanan paidiá, dióti i gynaíka tou ítan steíra.
- They didn't have any children as his wife was infertile.
- (medicine, chemistry) sterile, germless (free from all living or viable microorganisms)
Βάλε το σ’ ένα στείρο φιαλίδιο.- Vále to s’ éna steíro fialídio.
- Put it in a sterile vial.
- (of land, soil etc) barren, infertile, fruitless (not producing vegetation)
Μην φυτέψεις εκεί, είναι στείρα γη.- Min fytépseis ekeí, eínai steíra gi.
- Don't plant over there, it's barren land.
- (figuratively) unproductive, fruitless (not producing anything of value)
Δυστυχώς, οι συζητήσεις ήταν στείρες.- Dystychós, oi syzitíseis ítan steíres.
- Unfortunately, the discussions were fruitless.
Declension
Synonyms
- (unable to have children): άγονος (ágonos), στέρφος (stérfos), άτεκνος (áteknos)
- (free of germs): αποστειρωμένος (aposteiroménos, “sterilized”)
- (bearing no vegetation): άκαρπος (ákarpos, “fruitless”)
- (figurative sense): ατελεσφόρος (atelesfóros, “unproductive”)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “unable to have children”): γόνιμος (gónimos, “fertile, fecund”)
- (antonym(s) of “bearing no vegetation”): καρποφόρος (karpofóros, “fruitful, fertile”)
- (antonym(s) of “figurative sense”): αποτελεσματικός (apotelesmatikós, “productive”)
Derived terms
- στειρότητα f (steirótita, “sterility, barrenness, infertility”)
- στειρώνω (steiróno, “to sterilize, to neuter”)
- στείρωση f (steírosi, “sterilization, neutering”)
- στειρωτικός (steirotikós, “sterilizing, neutering”)
- αποστειρώνω (aposteiróno, “to sterilize, to make germless”)