Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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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.

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Adjective

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sterp m or n (feminine singular stearpă, masculine plural sterpi, feminine and neuter plural sterpe)

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

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