sterna

sterna

1. plural of sternum

• retans, sarten, Stearn, Arents, enstar, arents, atrens, santer, Snater, antres, naters, transe, arnest, Rentas, Terans, astern, Strean

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• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛr.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛrna
• Hyphenation: stèr‧na

sterna f (plural sterne)

1. tern

• sterna codalunga
• sterna del Ruppel

• starne, strane

From the apheresis of Latin cisterna (“cistern, tank”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛɾ.na/, [ˈʃtɛ-], [-n.na]
• Rhymes: -erna
• Hyphenation: stèr‧na

sterna f (plural sterni)

1. tank, cistern

   Synonyms: bonza, gebbia, vasca, scifu