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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sterfte, steerfte. Equivalent to sterven + -te.
Pronunciation
Noun
sterfte f (plural sterftes or sterften)
- death, dying
- mortality
- (now chiefly in compounds) mass death
Derived terms