"sternness" meaning in All languages combined

See sternness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sternness.wav [Southern-England] Forms: sternnesses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English stern Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sternness From stern + -ness. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stern|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English stern Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sternness [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-atjaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "nominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "action noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-þuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-assuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-inassuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-nassī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-nes", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-nesse", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sternness", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sternness"> From stern + -ness. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sternness (countable and uncountable, plural sternnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern. Tags: uncountable Translations (state or quality of being stern): Strenge [feminine] (German), Härte [feminine] (German), Ernst [masculine] (German), Strengheit [feminine] (German), Gestrengigkeit [archaic, feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-sternness-en-noun-RZmhCyw9 Disambiguation of 'state or quality of being stern': 94 6
  2. (countable) The result or product of being stern. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-sternness-en-noun-eq4IuhIx Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 20 80 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89

Inflected forms

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