stere

See also: stéré, and stère

English

Etymology

From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “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, and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]

Translations

measure of volume for cut wood equalling one cu-m

• Finnish: motti (fi)
• French: stère (fr) m
• Italian: stero (it) m
• Spanish: estéreo (es) m

See also

• cord

Anagrams

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the oblique ō-stem forms of Old English stēor (“rudder, control”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurī, from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją.

Alternative forms

• steer, steere, steor, ster, stiere

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːr(ə)/
• (Early Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈstøːr(ə)/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

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

Related terms

• stereles

Descendants

• English: steer
• Scots: steer

References

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

Etymology 2

From Old English stēora.

Alternative forms

• steere, sterre

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːr(ə)/

Noun

stere (plural steres)

1. leader, controller

References

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

Etymology 3

Noun

stere

1. Alternative form of steer

Etymology 4

Noun

stere

1. Alternative form of sterre