stere
English
Etymology
From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.
Noun
stere (plural steres)
- (obsolete) A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
- 1814, Peter Barlow, A New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary:
- It will be observed, that in this system it is only necessary to remember the metre, are, litre, and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]
- 1814, Peter Barlow, A New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary:
Translations
measure of volume for cut wood equalling one cu-m
See also
Anagrams
- Ester, Reset, Steer, Trees, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, teers, teres, terse, trees
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English stēor (“steer”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Early ME" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /støːr/
- IPA(key): /steːr/
Noun
stere (plural steres)
Descendants
References
- “stẹ̄r(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 2
From Old English stēor from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Early ME" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /støːr/
- IPA(key): /steːr/
Noun
stere (plural steres)
Descendants
- English: steer
References
- “stẹ̄r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 3
From Old English stēora.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
stere (plural steres)
References
- “stẹ̄re, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 4
Noun
stere (plural steres)
- Alternative form of sterre
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