sterteia

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Latin

Etymology

Humorous formation stertō (snore) +‎ -ēius (nomen-gentilicium-forming suffix) in Petronius. Compare to stercēia.

Pronunciation

Noun

stertēia f (genitive stertēiae); first declension

  1. female snorer, woman who snores
    • c. 27–66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon, section LXXV:
      Tū autem, stertēia, etiamnum plōrās?
      What, you snorer, are you still whining?

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative stertēia stertēiae
genitive stertēiae stertēiārum
dative stertēiae stertēiīs
accusative stertēiam stertēiās
ablative stertēiā stertēiīs
vocative stertēia stertēiae