stere
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεος (stereos, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.
Noun[edit]
stere (plural steres) (obsolete)
- A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic meter.
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
- Ester, Reset, Steer, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, teers, teres, terse, trees
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English stēor (“steer”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stere (plural steres)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “stẹ̄r(e (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English stēor (“rudder”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stere (plural steres)
Descendants[edit]
- English: steer
References[edit]
- “stẹ̄r(e (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 3[edit]
From Old English stēora.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stere (plural steres)
References[edit]
- “stẹ̄re (n.(3))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.
Etymology 4[edit]
From Old English steorra.
Noun[edit]
stere (plural steres)
- Alternative form of sterre
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