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Sterz.

tail (of an animal)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃtɛʁts/[ʃtɛɐ̯ts]
  1. tail (of an animal)

    masculine · obsolete · strong
  2. handle (of a plow)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Old High German sterz, from Proto-Germanic *stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terd-, from *(s)ter- (“to be stiff”).

noun/ʃtɛʁts/[ʃtɛɐ̯ts]
  1. A type of sweet polenta.

    Austria · Bavaria · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From dialectal sterzen (“to be stiff”).

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