stert

See also: Stert

Afrikaans

Etymology

From dialectal Dutch stert, variant of staart, from Middle Dutch stert.

Pronunciation

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Noun

stert (plural sterte, diminutive stertjie)

1. tail

Derived terms

• grypstert

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stert, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz.

Noun

stert m

1. tail
2. behind, backside (of a human)
3. back part of something

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	stert	sterte
accusative	stert	sterte
genitive	sterts	sterte
dative	sterte	sterten

Alternative forms

• stāert
• stēert

Descendants

• Dutch: staart
  • Afrikaans: stert
  • Negerhollands: steert
• Limburgish: stert
• West Flemish: steirt

Further reading

• “stert”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “stert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sterten.

Noun

stert (plural sterts)

1. start; beginning

Related terms

• sterten

Etymology 2

From Old English steort.

Noun

stert (plural sterts)

1. (anatomy) tail

Derived terms

• wagstert

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛrt/
• Rhymes: -ɛrt
• Syllabification: stert

Noun

stert f

1. genitive plural of sterta

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛrt/

Verb

stert (third-person singular simple present sterts, present participle stertin, simple past and past participle stertit)

1. to start