different between sterre vs stere

Afrikaans

Noun

sterre

1. plural of ster

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sterro, sterno, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *stern?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r.

Noun

sterre f

1. star

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• sterne

Descendants

• Dutch: ster
  • Afrikaans: ster
  • ? Indonesian: seter
• Limburgish: stèr, stèrn
• West Flemish: sterre

Further reading

• “sterre”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “sterre (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I

Middle English

Alternative forms

• steorre, stere

Etymology

Inherited from Old English steorra, from Proto-Germanic *stern?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r. Doublet of sterne.

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /stœr?/
• IPA^(key): /st?r(?)/

Noun

sterre (plural sterres or sterren)

1. star

Descendants

• English: star (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: ster
• Yola: starr, steor

References

• “sterre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

English

Etymology

From French stère, from Ancient Greek ??????? (stereos, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.

Noun

stere (plural steres)

1. (obsolete) A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
   • 1814, Peter Barlow, A New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary:

     It will be observed, that in this system it is only necessary to remember the metre, are litre^[sic], and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]

Translations

See also

• cord

Anagrams

• Ester, Reset, Steer, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, teers, teres, terse, trees

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English st?or (“steer”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz.

Alternative forms

• steor, ster, steer

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /stø?r/
• IPA^(key): /ste?r/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

2. steer, young bull

Descendants

• English: steer
• Scots: ster, stere, steir

References

• “st??r(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

Etymology 2

From Old English st?or (“rudder”), from Proto-Germanic *stiurij?.

Alternative forms

• ster, steor, steer, steere, stiere

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /stø?r/
• IPA^(key): /ste?r/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

2. rudder, tiller, steering mechanism
3. control, correction

Descendants

• English: steer

References

• “st??r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

Etymology 3

From Old English st?ora.

Alternative forms

• steere, sterre

Pronunciation

• (Early ME) IPA^(key): /?stø?r?/
• IPA^(key): /?ste?r(?)/, /?st??r(?)/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

1. leader, controller

References

• “st??re, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

Etymology 4

From Old English steorra.

Noun

stere (plural steres)

1. Alternative form of sterre