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English
Adjective
sterne (comparative sterner, superlative sternest)
- Obsolete spelling of stern..
Noun
sterne (plural sternes)
- Obsolete spelling of stern..
Anagrams
- renest, Enters, enters, ternes, nester, treens, ernest, Ernest, strene, Teners, tenser, resent, Treens, Senter, rentes, entres
French
Etymology
Of North Germanic origin, such as Danish terne or Swedish tärna, both from Old Norse þerna.
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Noun
sterne f (plural sternes)
- tern (bird)
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Italian
Noun
sterne f
- plural of sterna
Latin
Verb
sterne
- second-person singular present active imperative of sternō
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of sterre.
Noun
sterne (plural sternes)
- a luminous body visible in the sky; a star or planet
- the shape of a star
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Middle High German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠tɛrnə/
Noun
stërne m
- star
Declension
Declension of stërne (masculine, weak)
Declension of stërne (masculine, class 1 strong)
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