sterp

Romanian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek στέριφος (stériphos), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *exstirpus, or directly from Vulgar Latin. Compare Aromanian sterpu, Albanian shterp, Sicilian strippa, Venetian sterpo, Friulian sterpe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sterp/

Adjective

sterp m or n (feminine singular stearpă, masculine plural sterpi, feminine and neuter plural sterpe)

  1. desolate, lifeless, barren
  2. sterile, infertile

Declension
declension of sterp
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite sterp stearpă sterpi sterpe
definite sterpul stearpa sterpii sterpele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite sterp sterpe sterpi sterpe
definite sterpului sterpei sterpilor sterpelor

Synonyms
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