sterp

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly ultimately from Byzantine Greek στέριφος (stériphos). Alternatively, it may be derived from Vulgar Latin *exstirpus or *extirpus. Compare Romanian sterp, Albanian shterp, shterpë, probably from the same source, and Venetian sterpa, Friulian sterpe.

Adjective

sterp m (plural sterchi, feminine equivalent sterpe, feminine plural sterpi)

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

Romanian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek στέριφος (stériphos), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *exstirpus, or directly from Vulgar Latin, from Latin exstirpo (“I root out”).

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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