sterp
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sterp¹
- /sterp/
Where it comes from
From Medieval Greek στέριφος (stériphos), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *exstirpus. Alternatively, directly from Vulgar Latin, from Latin exstirpo (“to root out”).
Compare Aromanian sterpu, Albanian shterp, Sicilian strippa, Venetan sterpo, Friulian sterpe.
Sterp²
Where it comes from
From sterp.
proper noun lui Sterp
- a surname
Thesaurus
In English
- waste barren
- barren unable to bear children; sterile
- blasted heraldry, of a tree whose branches bear no leaves
- unfruitful Not bearing fruit
Talk about this word "sterp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/sterp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sterp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sterp "sterp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sterp.Cite this
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title = {sterp},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/sterp},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
