sterfte

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sterfte, steerfte. Equivalent to sterven +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛrf.tə/

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• Hyphenation: sterf‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛrftə

Noun

sterfte f (plural sterftes or sterften)

1. death, dying
2. mortality
3. (now chiefly in compounds) mass death

Derived terms

• bijensterfte
• kindersterfte
• kraamsterfte
• oversterfte
• veesterfte
• vissterfte