stere

See also: stéré and stère

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French stère, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek στερεος (stereos, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.

Noun

stere (plural steres) (obsolete)

1. A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic meter.

Translations

measure of volume for cut wood equalling one cu-m

• Finnish: motti (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: stère (fr) m

See also

• cord

Anagrams

• Ester, Reset, Steer, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, teers, teres, terse, trees

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English stēor (“steer”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz.

Alternative forms

• steor, ster, steer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /støːr/
• IPA^(key): /steːr/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

2. steer, young bull

Descendants

• English: steer
• Scots: ster, stere, steir

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 (“rudder”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.

Alternative forms

• ster, steor, steer, steere, stiere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /støːr/
• IPA^(key): /steːr/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

2. rudder, tiller, steering mechanism
3. control, correction

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

• steere, sterre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /støːrə/
• IPA^(key): /steːr(ə)/, /stɛːr(ə)/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

1. leader, controller

References

• “stẹ̄re (n.(3))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

Etymology 4

From Old English steorra.

Noun

stere (plural steres)

1. Alternative form of sterre