stert

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See also: Stert

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stert (plural sterte, diminutive stertjie)

  1. tail

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Noun

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stert m

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

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: staart
  • Limburgish: stert
  • West Flemish: steirt

Further reading

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From sterten.

Noun

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stert (plural sterts)

  1. start; beginning
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Etymology 2

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From Old English steort.

Noun

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stert (plural sterts)

  1. (anatomy) tail
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Polish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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stert f

  1. genitive plural of sterta

Scots

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Verb

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

  1. to start