sterf

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

sterf (present sterf, present participle sterwende, past participle gesterf)

  1. to die
    Synonym: doodgaan

Usage notes[edit]

  • In archaic style, the irregular past tense is gestorwe may be found instead of het gesterf.

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

sterf

  1. inflection of sterven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative