sterteia

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sterˈteː.i.a/, [stɛrˈteː.i.a]

Noun

stertēia f (genitive stertēiae); first declension

  1. female snorer, woman who snores
    • c. 27 CE - 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon, LXXV:
      Tū autem, stertēia, etiamnum plōrās?
      What, you snorer, are you still whining?

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative stertēia stertēiae
genitive stertēiae stertēiārum
dative stertēiae stertēiīs
accusative stertēiam stertēiās
ablative stertēiā stertēiīs
vocative stertēia stertēiae
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