Sterz

See also: sterz

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtɛʁts/, [ʃtɛɐ̯ts]

Etymology 1

From Old High German sterz, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terd-, from *(s)ter- (“to be stiff”).

Noun

Sterz m (strong, genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

1. (obsolete) tail (of an animal)

   Synonym: Schwanz

2. handle (of a plow)

Declension

Declension of Sterz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sterz	die	Sterze
genitive	eines	des	Sterzes	der	Sterze
dative	einem	dem	Sterz, Sterze1	den	Sterzen
accusative	einen	den	Sterz	die	Sterze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Pflugsterz

Etymology 2

From dialectal sterzen (“to be stiff”).

Noun

Sterz m (strong, genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

1. (Bavaria, Austria) A type of sweet polenta.

Declension

Declension of Sterz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sterz	die	Sterze
genitive	eines	des	Sterzes	der	Sterze
dative	einem	dem	Sterz, Sterze1	den	Sterzen
accusative	einen	den	Sterz	die	Sterze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Sterz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtɛt͡s/

Noun

Sterz m

1. plural of Storz