στεῖρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *steřřos, from *ster-yos, from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (barren). Compare English steer, Albanian shterrë, Latin sterilis, Sanskrit स्तरी (starī).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

στεῖρος • (steîros) m (feminine στεῖρα, neuter στεῖρον); first/second declension

  1. barren, infertile

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: στείρος (steíros)

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