sterban

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sterbaną, itself either from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terp- (“to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be dead, be motionless”) or from *sterbʰ- (“to be stiff, become stiff”). Cognate with Old Saxon stervan, Old English steorfan, Dutch sterven, Old Frisian sterva.

Verb

sterban strong class III

1. to die, become lifeless

Conjugation

Conjugation of sterban (strong class 3)

infinitive	sterban
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	stirbu, stirbo	starb
2nd person singular	stirbis, stirbist	sturbi
3rd person singular	stirbit	starb
1st person plural	sterbem, sterbemēs	sturbum, sturbumēs
2nd person plural	sterbet	sturbut
3rd person plural	sterbant	sturbun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sterbe	sturbi
2nd person singular	sterbēs, sterbēst	sturbīs, sturbīst
3rd person singular	sterbe	sturbi
1st person plural	sterbēm, sterbemēs	sturbīm, sturbīmēs
2nd person plural	sterbēt	sturbīt
3rd person plural	sterbēn	sturbīn
imperative	present
singular	stirb
plural	sterbet
participle	present	past
	sterbanti	gistorban

Descendants

• Middle High German: sterben
  • Alemannic German: steerbe, sterbe
  • Bavarian: sterbn
  • German: sterben
  • Hunsrik: sterrve
  • Luxembourgish: stierwen
  • Yiddish: שטאַרבן (shtarbn)