sterven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sterven, from Old Dutch stervan, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną, itself either from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terp- (to lose force; lose sensibility, become numb; be dead, be motionless) or from *sterbʰ- (to be stiff, become stiff).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛrvə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ster‧ven
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

sterven

  1. to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of sterven (strong class 3+7)
infinitive sterven
past singular stierf
past participle gestorven
infinitive sterven
gerund sterven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sterf stierf
2nd person sing. (jij) sterft, sterf2 stierf
2nd person sing. (u) sterft stierf
2nd person sing. (gij) sterft stierft
3rd person singular sterft stierf
plural sterven stierven
subjunctive sing.1 sterve stierve
subjunctive plur.1 sterven stierven
imperative sing. sterf
imperative plur.1 sterft
participles stervend gestorven
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sterf, sterwe
  • Jersey Dutch: stêrve
  • Negerhollands: sterv

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch stervan, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstervən/

Verb

sterven

  1. to die

Inflection

Conjugation of sterven (strong class 3)
infinitive base form sterven
genitive stervens
dative stervene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular sterve starf sterve storve
2nd person singular sterfs, sterves storfs, storves sterfs, sterves storves
3rd person singular sterft, stervet starf sterve storve
1st person plural sterven storven sterven storven
2nd person plural sterft, stervet storft, storvet sterft, stervet storvet
3rd person plural sterven storven sterven storven
imperative
singular sterf, sterve
plural sterft, stervet
present past
participle stervende gestorven

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English steorfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sterban, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛrvən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrvən

Verb

sterven

  1. To die or perish.
  2. To perish from cold or hunger; to starve.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sterven (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) sterven, sterve
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sterve starf
2nd-person singular stervest storve, sturve, starf
3rd-person singular sterveth starf
subjunctive singular sterve storve1, sturve1
imperative singular
plural2 sterven, sterve storven, storve, sturven, sturve
imperative plural sterveth, sterve
participles stervynge, stervende storven, storve, ystorven, ystorve

1 Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References