sterfte

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sterfte, steerfte. Equivalent to sterven +‎ -te.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛrf.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: sterf‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɛrftə

Noun

sterfte f (plural sterftes or sterften)

  1. death, dying
  2. mortality
  3. (now chiefly in compounds) mass death

Derived terms
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