sterno

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Noun

sterno m (plural sterni)

1. (anatomy) breastbone, sternum

Derived terms

• sternale

Anagrams

• nostre

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃-. Cognate with Sanskrit आस्तॄ (āstṝ, “spread”), Avestan stərənãti (“spread, extend”), Ancient Greek στόρνυμι (stórnumi, “scatter”), Old English strewian (English strew), Old Norse strá

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈster.noː/

Verb

present active sternō, present infinitive sternere, perfect active strāvī, supine strātum.

1. (transitive) I spread, stretch out, spread out.
2. (transitive, rare) I calm, still, moderate.
3. (transitive) I cover, spread with, scatter with, bestrew with, besprinkle.
   1. (transitive, of a road, path) I pave, cover.
4. (transitive) I stretch on the ground, cast down, strike down, prostrate.
   • ca. 13th century, O Fortuna, lines 34-36

     Quod per sortem sternit fortem, mecum omnes plangite!

     Since fate strikes the strong man down, everyone, weep with me!

   1. (transitive, by extension) I knock to the ground, demolish, raze, level, flatten.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sternō	sternis	sternit	sternimus	sternitis	sternunt
	future	sternam	sternēs	sternet	sternēmus	sternētis	sternent
	imperfect	sternēbam	sternēbās	sternēbat	sternēbāmus	sternēbātis	sternēbant
	perfect	strāvī	strāvistī	strāvit	strāvimus	strāvistis	strāvērunt
	future perfect	strāverō	strāveris	strāverit	strāverimus	strāveritis	strāverint
	pluperfect	strāveram	strāverās	strāverat	strāverāmus	strāverātis	strāverant
passive	present	sternor	sterneris	sternitur	sternimur	sterniminī	sternuntur
	future	sternar	sternēris	sternētur	sternēmur	sternēminī	sternentur
	imperfect	sternēbar	sternēbāris	sternēbātur	sternēbāmur	sternēbāminī	sternēbantur
	perfect	Use strātus m, strāta f, strātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use strātus m, strāta f, strātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use strātus m, strāta f, strātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sternam	sternās	sternat	sternāmus	sternātis	sternant
	imperfect	sternerem	sternerēs	sterneret	sternerēmus	sternerētis	sternerent
	perfect	strāverim	strāverīs	strāverit	strāverīmus	strāverītis	strāverint
	pluperfect	strāvissem	strāvissēs	strāvisset	strāvissēmus	strāvissētis	strāvissent
passive	present	sternar	sternāris	sternātur	sternāmur	sternāminī	sternantur
	imperfect	sternerer	sternerēris	sternerētur	sternerēmur	sternerēminī	sternerentur
	perfect	Use strātus m, strāta f, strātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use strātus m, strāta f, strātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	sterne	sternitō	sternitō	sternere	sternitor	sternitor
	plural	sternite	sternitōte	sternuntō	sterniminī	—	sternuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		sternere	strāvisse	strātūrus esse	sternī	strātus esse	strātum īrī
participles		sternēns (sternentis)	—	strātūrus-ra, -rum	—	strātus-a, -um	sternendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• asternō
• strāta
• strātum
• strātus

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• sterro

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Compare Old Saxon sterro, Old Frisian stēra, Old English steorra, Old Norse stjarna, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō).

Noun

sterno m

1. star

Descendants

• Middle High German: stërne, stërre, stërn
  • German: Stern
• Mòcheno: stern