asterih

Old High German

FWOTD – 3 June 2024

Alternative forms

• estrih

Etymology

From Late Latin astracum, astricum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “potsherd”).

Noun

asterīh m

1. pavement
2. floor

Declension

Declension of asterīh (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	asterīh	asterīha
accusative	asterīh	asterīha
genitive	asterīhes	asterīho
dative	asterīhe	asterīhum
instrumental	asterīhu	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: esterīch, esterich, estrich
  • German: Estrich

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, "asterīh", (6. Auflage) 2014.