stert

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Noun

stert (plural sterte, diminutive stertjie)

  1. tail

Derived terms

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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • stāert
  • stēert

Descendants

Further reading

  • “stert”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “stert”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Noun

stert (plural sterts)

  1. start; beginning

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛrt/

Verb

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

  1. to start
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