stere

== English == === Etymology === From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood. === Noun === stere (plural steres) (obsolete) A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === cord === Anagrams === Ester, Reset, Steer, Trees, ester, estre, re-est., reest, reset, retes, seter, steer, teers, teres, terse, trees == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From the oblique ō-stem forms of Old English stēor (“rudder, control”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiurī, from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją. ==== Alternative forms ==== steer, steere, steor, ster, stiere ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsteːr(ə)/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈstøːr(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== stere (plural steres) rudder, tiller, steering mechanism control, correction ===== Related terms ===== stereles ===== Descendants ===== English: steer Scots: steer ===== References ===== “stẹ̄r(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 April 2018. === Etymology 2 === From Old English stēora. ==== Alternative forms ==== steere, sterre ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsteːr(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== stere (plural steres) leader, controller ===== References ===== “stẹ̄re, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 April 2018. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== stere alternative form of steer === Etymology 4 === ==== Noun ==== stere alternative form of sterre