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English
Noun
sterna
- plural of sternum
Anagrams
- retans, sarten, Stearn, Arents, enstar, arents, atrens, santer, Snater, antres, naters, transe, arnest, Rentas, Terans, astern, Strean
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛr.na/
- Rhymes: -ɛrna
- Hyphenation: stèr‧na
Noun
sterna f (plural sterne)
- tern
Derived terms
Anagrams
Sicilian
Etymology
From the apheresis of Latin cisterna (“cistern, tank”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛɾ.na/, ,
- Rhymes: -erna
- Hyphenation: stèr‧na
Noun
sterna f (plural sterni)
- tank, cistern
- Synonyms: bonza, gebbia, vasca, scifu
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