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Afrikaans
Etymology
From dialectal Dutch stert, variant of staart, from Middle Dutch stert.
Pronunciation
Noun
stert (plural sterte, diminutive stertjie)
- tail
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *stert, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz.
Noun
stert m
- tail
- behind, backside (of a human)
- back part of something
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology 1
From sterten.
Noun
stert (plural sterts)
- start; beginning
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old English steort.
Noun
stert (plural sterts)
- (anatomy) tail
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɛrt/
- Rhymes: -ɛrt
- Syllabification: stert
Noun
stert f
- genitive plural of sterta
Scots
Pronunciation
Verb
stert (third-person singular simple present sterts, present participle stertin, simple past stertit, past participle stertit)
- to start