sterne

See also: Sterne

English

Adjective

sterne (comparative sterner, superlative sternest)

  1. Obsolete spelling of stern.

Noun

sterne (plural sternes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of stern.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Of North Germanic origin, such as Danish terne or Swedish tärna, both from Old Norse þerna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛʁn/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: sternes

Noun

sterne f (plural sternes)

  1. tern (bird)

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

sterne f

  1. plural of sterna

Latin

Verb

sterne

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sternō

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of sterre.

Noun

sterne (plural sternes)

  1. a luminous body visible in the sky; a star or planet
  2. the shape of a star

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northern English: starn
  • Scots: starn

Further reading

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