sterteia

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sterˈteːi̯.a/, [s̠t̪ɛrˈt̪eːi̯ä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sterˈtej.a/, [st̪erˈt̪ɛjä]

Noun

stertēia f (genitive stertēiae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

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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