sterteia

Latin

Etymology

Humorous formation stertō (“snore”) +‎ -eius (nomen-gentilicium-forming suffix) in Petronius. Compare to sterceia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sterˈtei̯.i̯a/, [s̠t̪ɛrˈt̪ɛi̯ːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sterˈte.ja/, [st̪erˈt̪ɛːjä]

Noun

sterteia f (genitive sterteiae); first declension

1. female snorer, woman who snores
   • c. 27–66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon, section LXXV:

     Tū autem, sterteia, etiamnum plōrās?

     What, you snorer, are you still whining?

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sterteia	sterteiae
genitive	sterteiae	sterteiārum
dative	sterteiae	sterteiīs
accusative	sterteiam	sterteiās
ablative	sterteiā	sterteiīs
vocative	sterteia	sterteiae