stertor
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin stertō (“I snore”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstertor (countable and uncountable, plural stertors)
- (biology, medicine) The act of snoring, especially heavy snoring.
- (biology, medicine) A snoring sound, as for example even during wakefulness in infants with breathing difficulties.
- stertorous respirations
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editFrench
editNoun
editstertor m (plural stertors)
Further reading
edit- “stertor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈster.tor/, [ˈs̠t̪ɛrt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈster.tor/, [ˈst̪ɛrt̪or]
Noun
editstertor m (genitive stertōris); third declension
- medieval spelling of strātor
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | stertor | stertōrēs |
Genitive | stertōris | stertōrum |
Dative | stertōrī | stertōribus |
Accusative | stertōrem | stertōrēs |
Ablative | stertōre | stertōribus |
Vocative | stertor | stertōrēs |
References
edit- stertor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Verb
editstertor
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