Sterke

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sterke (“heifer”). Cognate with Dutch sterke. Also related with English stirk. Usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“barren, sterile”), to which compare the semantic development in Queene. Alternatively related with Stier.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɛʁkə/
  • Homophone: Stärke

Noun

Sterke f (genitive Sterke, plural Sterken)

  1. (especially central Germany, archaic or dialectal) heifer (young cow that has not calved)
    Synonym: Färse

Declension
Declension of Sterke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sterke die Sterken
genitive einer der Sterke der Sterken
dative einer der Sterke den Sterken
accusative eine die Sterke die Sterken
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