Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛr.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpa
  • Hyphenation: stèr‧pa

Etymology 1 edit

Perhaps related to sterpo.

Noun edit

sterpa f (plural sterpe)

  1. a sheep that is no longer fertile
    Hypernym: pecora

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

sterpa

  1. inflection of sterpare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading edit

  • sterpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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