stert

See also: Stert

Afrikaans

Etymology

From dialectal Dutch stert, variant of staart, from Middle Dutch stert.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

stert (plural sterte, diminutive stertjie)

  1. tail

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stert, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz.

Noun

stert m

  1. tail
  2. behind, backside (of a human)
  3. back part of something

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • stāert
  • stēert

Descendants

  • Dutch: staart
  • Limburgish: stert
  • West Flemish: steirt

Further reading

  • stert”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

From sterten.

Noun

stert (plural sterts)

  1. start; beginning

Etymology 2

From Old English steort.

Noun

stert (plural sterts)

  1. (anatomy) tail
Derived terms
  • wagstert

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛrt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt
  • Syllabification: stert

Noun

stert f

  1. genitive plural of sterta

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛrt/

Verb

stert (third-person singular simple present sterts, present participle stertin, simple past stertit, past participle stertit)

  1. to start
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