Sterz

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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 (genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

  1. tail (of an animal)
    Synonym: Schwanz
  2. handle (of a plow)
Declension

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From dialectal sterzen (“to be stiff”).

Noun

Sterz m (genitive Sterzes, plural Sterze)

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

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