Sterz

See also: sterz

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃtɛʁts/, [ʃtɛɐ̯ts]

Etymology 1

From Old High German sterz, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terd-, from *(s)ter- (“to be stiff”).

Noun

Sterz m (genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

  1. tail (of an animal)
    Synonym: Schwanz
  2. handle (of a plow)
Declension
Declension of Sterz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sterz die Sterze
genitive eines des Sterzes der Sterze
dative einem dem Sterz,
Sterze1		 den Sterzen
accusative einen den Sterz die Sterze
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
  • Pflugsterz

Etymology 2

Noun

Sterz m (genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

  1. (Austria) A type of sweet polenta
Declension
Declension of Sterz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sterz die Sterze
genitive eines des Sterzes der Sterze
dative einem dem Sterz,
Sterze1		 den Sterzen
accusative einen den Sterz die Sterze
1Now uncommon, see notes
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