sterteia

Latin

Etymology

Humorous formation stertō (“snore”) +‎ -ēius (nomen-gentilicium-forming suffix) in Petronius. Compare to stercēia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sterˈteːi̯.a/, [s̠t̪ɛrˈt̪eːi̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sterˈtej.a/, [st̪erˈt̪ɛjä]

Noun

stertēia f (genitive stertēiae); first declension

1. female snorer, woman who snores
   • c. 27–66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon, section LXXV:

     Tū autem, stertēia, etiamnum plōrās?

     What, you snorer, are you still whining?

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stertēia	stertēiae
Genitive	stertēiae	stertēiārum
Dative	stertēiae	stertēiīs
Accusative	stertēiam	stertēiās
Ablative	stertēiā	stertēiīs
Vocative	stertēia	stertēiae