sterile

See also: stérile

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”). See also Ancient Greek στεῖρα (steîra).

PronunciationEdit

• enPR: stĕr'əl, stĕr'īl"
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛɹəl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛɹaɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹəl, -ɛɹaɪl

AdjectiveEdit

sterile (comparative more sterile, superlative most sterile)

1. (not comparable) Unable to reproduce (or procreate).
2. Unprofitable.
3. Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

   a sterile kitchen table

SynonymsEdit

• (unable to procreate): barren, infertile

TranslationsEdit

unable to reproduce

• Armenian: ամուլ (hy) (amul), չբեր (hy) (čʿber), ստերջ (hy) (sterǰ)
• Catalan: estèril (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不孕的 (zh) (bùyùn-de), 貧瘠的 (zh), 贫瘠的 (zh) (pínjí-de), 无菌的 (zh) (wújūn-de), 不生育的 (bù shēngyù-de)

• Czech: neplodný m
• Dutch: onvruchtbaar (nl), steriel (nl)
• Esperanto: malfekunda
• Finnish: steriili (fi)
• French: stérile (fr)
• German: unfruchtbar (de)
• Greek: στείρος (el) (steíros)

• Interlingua: sterile
• Italian: sterile (it), infertile (it)
• Japanese: 不毛 (ja) (ふもう, fumō), 不妊 (ふにん, funin)
• Persian: سترون‏‎ (fa) (setarvan)
• Polish: bezpłodny (pl) m
• Portuguese: estéril (pt)
• Russian: беспло́дный (ru) (besplódnyj)
• Spanish: estéril (es)
• Swedish: steril (sv), ofruktbar
• Tagalog: lumaon
• Vietnamese: vô sinh (vi)

germless

• Armenian: ստերիլ (steril), մանրէազերծ (hy) (manrēazerc)
• Catalan: estèril (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 無菌的 (zh)

• Czech: sterilní (cs)
• Danish: steril (da)
• French: stérile (fr)
• German: steril (de)
• Greenlandic: bakteriaqanngitsoq
• Interlingua: sterile

• Italian: sterile (it)
• Persian: استریل‏‎ (fa) (esteril), سترون‏‎ (fa) (setarvan)
• Polish: sterylny (pl)
• Portuguese: estéril (pt)
• Russian: стери́льный (ru) (sterílʹnyj)
• Spanish: estéril (es)
• Swedish: steril (sv)
• Tagalog: esteril
• Vietnamese: vô trùng (vi)

Related termsEdit

• sterilisation / sterilization
• sterilise / sterilize
• sterilised / sterilized
• sterility

AnagramsEdit

• Leister, leister, reliest, retiles

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GermanEdit

AdjectiveEdit

sterile

1. strong feminine singular nominative form of steril.
2. strong feminine singular accusative form of steril.
3. strong plural nominative form of steril.
4. strong plural accusative form of steril.
5. weak masculine singular nominative form of steril.
6. weak feminine singular nominative form of steril.
7. weak feminine singular accusative form of steril.
8. weak neuter singular nominative form of steril.
9. weak neuter singular accusative form of steril.
10. mixed feminine singular nominative form of steril.
11. mixed feminine singular accusative form of steril.

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ItalianEdit

AdjectiveEdit

sterile (masculine and feminine plural sterili)

1. sterile, barren, unprolific, infertile
2. sterile, sterilized (medicine)
3. vain, pointless
4. unproductive

Related termsEdit

• sterilità
• sterilizzato
• sterilizzazione
• sterilizzare
• sterilire

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LatinEdit

AdjectiveEdit

sterile

1. nominative neuter singular of sterilis
2. accusative neuter singular of sterilis
3. vocative neuter singular of sterilis