LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sterteia

sterteia f (genitive sterteiae)
Classical[stɛrˈtɛj.ja]Ecclesiastical[sterˈtɛː.ja]

Meaning

  1. femininefemale snorer, woman who snores
    Tū autem, sterteia, etiamnum plōrās?What, you snorer, are you still whining?c. 27–66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon, section LXXV:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesterteiasterteiae
genitivesterteiaesterteiārum
dativesterteiaesterteiīs
accusativesterteiamsterteiās
ablativesterteiāsterteiīs
vocativesterteiasterteiae

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does sterteia mean in Latin?
sterteia, a noun, means “female snorer, woman who snores”.
What is the genitive of sterteia?
The genitive singular is sterteiae. sterteia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce sterteia?
In classical Latin, [stɛrˈtɛj.ja]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sterˈtɛː.ja].