sterro

See also: sterrò

Italian

Etymology 1

Noun

sterro m (plural sterri)

1. excavation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sterro

1. first-person singular present indicative of sterrare

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

sterro m

1. a star (celestial body)

   fallad sterron huit heƀentungal

   The stars fall, white celestial bodies (Heliand, verse 4313)

Declension

Declension of sterro (masculine n-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	sterro	sterron, sterrun, sterran
accusative	sterron, sterran	sterron, sterrun, sterran
genitive	sterren, sterran, sterron	sterrono
dative	sterren, sterran, sterron	sterrun, sterron
instrumental	—	—

Synonyms

• tungal

Descendants

• Middle Low German: stērne, stērn
  • German Low German: Steern
  • Plautdietsch: Stiern
  • → Saterland Frisian: Stiern