stere
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English
Etymology
From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.
Noun
stere (plural steres)
- (obsolete) A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
- 1814, Peter Barlow, A New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary:
- It will be observed, that in this system it is only necessary to remember the metre, are, litre, and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]
Translations
measure of volume for cut wood equalling one cu-m
See also
Anagrams
- Ester, Reset, Steer, Trees, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, teers, teres, terse, trees
Middle English
Etymology 1
From the oblique ō-stem forms of Old English stēor (“rudder, control”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurī, from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːr(ə)/
- (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈstøːr(ə)/
Noun
stere (plural steres)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “stẹ̄r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 2
From Old English stēora.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
stere (plural steres)
References
- “stẹ̄re, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 3
Noun
stere
- Alternative form of steer
Etymology 4
Noun
stere
- Alternative form of sterre