Sterke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sterke (“heifer”). Cognate with Dutch sterke. Also related with English stirk. Usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren, sterile”), to which compare the semantic development in Queene. Alternatively related with Stier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛʁkə/
• Homophone: Stärke

Noun

Sterke f (genitive Sterke, plural Sterken)

1. (especially Central Germany, archaic or dialectal) heifer (young cow that has not calved)

   Synonym: Färse

Declension

Declension of Sterke [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sterke	die	Sterken
genitive	einer	der	Sterke	der	Sterken
dative	einer	der	Sterke	den	Sterken
accusative	eine	die	Sterke	die	Sterken