sterne

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English

Adjective

sterne (comparative sterner, superlative sternest)

  1. Obsolete spelling of stern..

Noun

sterne (plural sternes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of stern..

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French

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Etymology

Of North Germanic origin, such as Danish terne or Swedish tärna, both from Old Norse þerna.

Pronunciation

Noun

sterne f (plural sternes)

  1. tern (bird)

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Italian

Noun

sterne f

  1. plural of sterna

Latin

Verb

sterne

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sternō

Middle English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of sterre.

Noun

sterne (plural sternes)

  1. a luminous body visible in the sky; a star or planet
  2. the shape of a star

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Descendants

  • English: starn (dialectal)
  • Scots: starn

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Middle High German

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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

  1. star

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