verbthird conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive
stertō
stertō (present infinitive stertere, perfect active stertuī)
Classical[ˈstɛr.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstɛr.to]
Meaning
- impersonalto snore
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stertō | stertēbam | stertam | stertuī | stertueram | stertuerō |
| 2nd sg. | stertis | stertēbās | stertēs | stertuistī | stertuerās | stertueris |
| 3rd sg. | stertit | stertēbat | stertet | stertuit | stertuerat | stertuerit |
| 1st pl. | stertimus | stertēbāmus | stertēmus | stertuimus | stertuerāmus | stertuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | stertitis | stertēbātis | stertētis | stertuistis | stertuerātis | stertueritis |
| 3rd pl. | stertunt | stertēbant | stertent | stertuērunt stertuēre | stertuerant | stertuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stertam | sterterem | stertuerim | stertuissem |
| 2nd sg. | stertās | sterterēs | stertuerīs | stertuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | stertat | sterteret | stertuerit | stertuisset |
| 1st pl. | stertāmus | sterterēmus | stertuerīmus | stertuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | stertātis | sterterētis | stertuerītis | stertuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | stertant | sterterent | stertuerint | stertuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stertor | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | stertitur | stertēbātur | stertētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | stertātur | sterterētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | sterte | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | stertite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | stertitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | stertitō | stertitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | stertitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | stertuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | stertere | stertī |
| perfect infinitive | stertuisse | — |
| present participle | stertēns stertente, stertentem, stertentēs, stertentī, stertentia, stertentibus, stertentis, stertentīs, stertentium | — |
| future participle | — | stertendum stertundum |
gerundstertendī, stertendō, stertendum
sterto, ŭi (acc. to Prisc. p. 903 P.; cf. desterto), 3, v. n. cf.: δέρθω, δαρθάνω,
I. to snore:
noctem totam stertere, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 22; id. Mil. 3, 2, 7: stertit noctes et dies, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 49; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 27: Marcellus ita stertebat, ut ego vicinus audirem, Cic. 4, 3, 5; id. Ac. 2, 29, 93: diem totum stertebat, Hor. S. 1, 3, 18: qui vigilans stertis, Lucr. 3, 1048; Pers. 3, 3; 5, 132: vigilanti stertere naso, Juv. 1, 57: altiore stertitur somno, Amm. 27, 12, 8.—II. Trop.:
qui stertit aestate, Vulg. Prov. 10, 5.—P. a. as subst.: stertens, entis, a snorer: prodi stertentium sonitu, Plin. 9, 10, 12, § 36.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
stertō —, —, ere
2 STAR-, to snore : noctīs et dies, T.: ita stertebat, ut ego vicinus audirem: vigilanti naso, Iu.
Origins
Maybe from the same Proto-Indo-European root as sternuō (“to sneeze”), but not as a regular frequentative, which is sternūtō (“to sneeze violently or repeatedly”). Or maybe related to strepō and stridō.
Descendants
- Englishstertor
- Italianstertore
- Spanishestertor