"στείρος" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Greek]

IPA: /ˈstiɾos/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek στεῖρος (steîros). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|στεῖρος}} Ancient Greek στεῖρος (steîros) Head templates: {{head|el|adjective|feminine|στείρα|||||neuter|στείρο|g=m|head=|sort=}} στείρος • (steíros) m (feminine στείρα, neuter στείρο), {{el-adj|f=στείρα|n=στείρο}} στείρος • (steíros) m (feminine στείρα, neuter στείρο) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-adj|dec=ος-α-ο|stem=στείρ}}, {{el-decl-adj-a|abstem=|compstem=|dec=ος-α-ο|docnote=|form=|lemma=|nopio=|part=|posnote=|stem=στείρ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-positive|dec=ος-α-ο|form=|header=Declension of στείρος|note=|pionote=Comparative: <i class="Grek mention" lang="el">πιο</i> + positive forms (e.g. πιο στείρος, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο στείρος, etc.)|stem=στείρ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-ος-α-ο|form=|stem=στείρ|stem2=}}, {{el-decl-adj-table|στείρος •|στείρα •|στείρο •|στείροι •|στείρες •|στείρα •|στείρου •|στείρας •|στείρου •|στείρων •|στείρων •|στείρων •|στείρο •|στείρα •|στείρο •|στείρους •|στείρες •|στείρα •|στείρε •|στείρα •|στείρο •|στείροι •|στείρες •|στείρα •}} Forms: steíros [romanization], στείρα [feminine], στείρο [neuter], στείρος [masculine, nominative, singular], στείρα [feminine, nominative, singular], στείρο [neuter, nominative, singular], στείροι [masculine, nominative, plural], στείρες [feminine, nominative, plural], στείρα [neuter, nominative, plural], στείρου [genitive, masculine, singular], στείρας [feminine, genitive, singular], στείρου [genitive, neuter, singular], στείρων [genitive, masculine, plural], στείρων [feminine, genitive, plural], στείρων [genitive, neuter, plural], στείρο [accusative, masculine, singular], στείρα [accusative, feminine, singular], στείρο [accusative, neuter, singular], στείρους [accusative, masculine, plural], στείρες [accusative, feminine, plural], στείρα [accusative, neuter, plural], στείρε [masculine, singular, vocative], στείρα [feminine, singular, vocative], στείρο [neuter, singular, vocative], στείροι [masculine, plural, vocative], στείρες [feminine, plural, vocative], στείρα [neuter, plural, vocative], πιο + positive forms [comparative, usually], Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms [comparative, usually]
  1. (medicine, of people and animals) infertile, sterile, barren (unable to procreate) Tags: of people and animals Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms (unable to have children): άγονος (ágonos), στέρφος (stérfos), άτεκνος (áteknos)
    Sense id: en-στείρος-el-adj-vxICJYCX Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'unable to have children': 65 20 7 8
  2. (medicine, chemistry) sterile, germless (free from all living or viable microorganisms) Categories (topical): Chemistry, Medicine Synonyms (free of germs): αποστειρωμένος (aposteiroménos) (english: sterilized)
    Sense id: en-στείρος-el-adj-mFxKGwml Topics: chemistry, medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'free of germs': 9 75 11 6
  3. (of land, soil etc) barren, infertile, fruitless (not producing vegetation) Tags: of land Synonyms (bearing no vegetation): άκαρπος (ákarpos) (english: fruitless)
    Sense id: en-στείρος-el-adj--IUJ4iyR Disambiguation of 'bearing no vegetation': 20 19 54 7
  4. (figuratively) unproductive, fruitless (not producing anything of value) Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-στείρος-el-adj-HJGsqtpB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (figurative sense): ατελεσφόρος (atelesfóros) (english: unproductive) Derived forms: στειρότητα (steirótita) (english: sterility, barrenness, infertility) [feminine], στειρώνω (steiróno) (english: to sterilize, to neuter), στείρωση (steírosi) (english: sterilization, neutering) [feminine], στειρωτικός (steirotikós) (english: sterilizing, neutering) Related terms: αποστειρώνω (aposteiróno) (english: to sterilize, to make germless)
Disambiguation of 'figurative sense': 19 19 19 43

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "fertile, fecund",
      "roman": "gónimos",
      "sense": "unable to have children",
      "word": "γόνιμος"
    },
    {
      "english": "fruitful, fertile",
      "roman": "karpofóros",
      "sense": "bearing no vegetation",
      "word": "καρποφόρος"
    },
    {
      "english": "productive",
      "roman": "apotelesmatikós",
      "sense": "figurative sense",
      "word": "αποτελεσματικός"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sterility, barrenness, infertility",
      "roman": "steirótita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στειρότητα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to sterilize, to neuter",
      "roman": "steiróno",
      "word": "στειρώνω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sterilization, neutering",
      "roman": "steírosi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στείρωση"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sterilizing, neutering",
      "roman": "steirotikós",
      "word": "στειρωτικός"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "στείρα",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "στείρο",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "στείρο",
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    },
    {
      "form": "στείροι",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
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    },
    {
      "form": "στείρου",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρας",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρων",
      "source": "declension",
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        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρους",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρε",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρο",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "singular",
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    },
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      "form": "στείροι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πιο + positive forms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "neuter",
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        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "στείρος • (steíros) m (feminine στείρα, neuter στείρο)",
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      },
      "expansion": "στείρος • (steíros) m (feminine στείρα, neuter στείρο)",
      "name": "el-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "στεί‧ρος"
  ],
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        "stem": "στείρ"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "abstem": "",
        "compstem": "",
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        "docnote": "",
        "form": "",
        "lemma": "",
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        "part": "",
        "posnote": "",
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        "stem2": ""
      },
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    },
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        "form": "",
        "header": "Declension of στείρος",
        "note": "",
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        "stem": "στείρ",
        "stem2": ""
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "form": "",
        "stem": "στείρ",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "στείρος •",
        "10": "στείρων •",
        "11": "στείρων •",
        "12": "στείρων •",
        "13": "στείρο •",
        "14": "στείρα •",
        "15": "στείρο •",
        "16": "στείρους •",
        "17": "στείρες •",
        "18": "στείρα •",
        "19": "στείρε •",
        "2": "στείρα •",
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        "22": "στείροι •",
        "23": "στείρες •",
        "24": "στείρα •",
        "3": "στείρο •",
        "4": "στείροι •",
        "5": "στείρες •",
        "6": "στείρα •",
        "7": "στείρου •",
        "8": "στείρας •",
        "9": "στείρου •"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to sterilize, to make germless",
      "roman": "aposteiróno",
      "word": "αποστειρώνω"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "el",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "el:Medicine",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They didn't have any children as his wife was infertile.",
          "roman": "Den ékanan paidiá, dióti i gynaíka tou ítan steíra.",
          "text": "Δεν έκαναν παιδιά, διότι η γυναίκα του ήταν στείρα.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "infertile, sterile, barren (unable to procreate)"
      ],
      "id": "en-στείρος-el-adj-vxICJYCX",
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "infertile",
          "infertile"
        ],
        [
          "sterile",
          "sterile"
        ],
        [
          "barren",
          "barren"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine, of people and animals) infertile, sterile, barren (unable to procreate)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "65 20 7 8",
          "roman": "ágonos",
          "sense": "unable to have children",
          "word": "άγονος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 20 7 8",
          "roman": "stérfos",
          "sense": "unable to have children",
          "word": "στέρφος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 20 7 8",
          "roman": "áteknos",
          "sense": "unable to have children",
          "word": "άτεκνος"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of people and animals"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "el",
          "name": "Chemistry",
          "orig": "el:Chemistry",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "el",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "el:Medicine",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Put it in a sterile vial.",
          "roman": "Vále to s’ éna steíro fialídio.",
          "text": "Βάλε το σ’ ένα στείρο φιαλίδιο.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sterile, germless (free from all living or viable microorganisms)"
      ],
      "id": "en-στείρος-el-adj-mFxKGwml",
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "sterile",
          "sterile"
        ],
        [
          "germless",
          "germless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine, chemistry) sterile, germless (free from all living or viable microorganisms)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "9 75 11 6",
          "english": "sterilized",
          "roman": "aposteiroménos",
          "sense": "free of germs",
          "word": "αποστειρωμένος"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't plant over there, it's barren land.",
          "roman": "Min fytépseis ekeí, eínai steíra gi.",
          "text": "Μην φυτέψεις εκεί, είναι στείρα γη.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "barren, infertile, fruitless (not producing vegetation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-στείρος-el-adj--IUJ4iyR",
      "links": [
        [
          "barren",
          "barren"
        ],
        [
          "infertile",
          "infertile"
        ],
        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "soil etc",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of land, soil etc) barren, infertile, fruitless (not producing vegetation)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "20 19 54 7",
          "english": "fruitless",
          "roman": "ákarpos",
          "sense": "bearing no vegetation",
          "word": "άκαρπος"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of land"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Unfortunately, the discussions were fruitless.",
          "roman": "Dystychós, i syzitíseis ítan steíres.",
          "text": "Δυστυχώς, η συζητήσεις ήταν στείρες.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unproductive, fruitless (not producing anything of value)"
      ],
      "id": "en-στείρος-el-adj-HJGsqtpB",
      "links": [
        [
          "unproductive",
          "unproductive"
        ],
        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) unproductive, fruitless (not producing anything of value)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstiɾos/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "19 19 19 43",
      "english": "unproductive",
      "roman": "atelesfóros",
      "sense": "figurative sense",
      "word": "ατελεσφόρος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "στείρος"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "fertile, fecund",
      "roman": "gónimos",
      "sense": "unable to have children",
      "word": "γόνιμος"
    },
    {
      "english": "fruitful, fertile",
      "roman": "karpofóros",
      "sense": "bearing no vegetation",
      "word": "καρποφόρος"
    },
    {
      "english": "productive",
      "roman": "apotelesmatikós",
      "sense": "figurative sense",
      "word": "αποτελεσματικός"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Greek adjectives",
    "Greek lemmas",
    "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "sterility, barrenness, infertility",
      "roman": "steirótita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στειρότητα"
    },
    {
      "english": "to sterilize, to neuter",
      "roman": "steiróno",
      "word": "στειρώνω"
    },
    {
      "english": "sterilization, neutering",
      "roman": "steírosi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στείρωση"
    },
    {
      "english": "sterilizing, neutering",
      "roman": "steirotikós",
      "word": "στειρωτικός"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "στεῖρος"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek στεῖρος (steîros).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "steíros",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρο",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "el-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρος",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείροι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρας",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρου",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρων",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρους",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρε",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρο",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείροι",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρες",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "στείρα",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πιο + positive forms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "10": "στείρο",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "feminine",
        "4": "στείρα",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "neuter",
        "g": "m",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "στείρος • (steíros) m (feminine στείρα, neuter στείρο)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "στείρα",
        "n": "στείρο"
      },
      "expansion": "στείρος • (steíros) m (feminine στείρα, neuter στείρο)",
      "name": "el-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "στεί‧ρος"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "dec": "ος-α-ο",
        "stem": "στείρ"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "abstem": "",
        "compstem": "",
        "dec": "ος-α-ο",
        "docnote": "",
        "form": "",
        "lemma": "",
        "nopio": "",
        "part": "",
        "posnote": "",
        "stem": "στείρ",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "dec": "ος-α-ο",
        "form": "",
        "header": "Declension of στείρος",
        "note": "",
        "pionote": "Comparative: <i class=\"Grek mention\" lang=\"el\">πιο</i> + positive forms (e.g. πιο στείρος, etc.)\n Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο στείρος, etc.)",
        "stem": "στείρ",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-positive"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "form": "",
        "stem": "στείρ",
        "stem2": ""
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-ος-α-ο"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "στείρος •",
        "10": "στείρων •",
        "11": "στείρων •",
        "12": "στείρων •",
        "13": "στείρο •",
        "14": "στείρα •",
        "15": "στείρο •",
        "16": "στείρους •",
        "17": "στείρες •",
        "18": "στείρα •",
        "19": "στείρε •",
        "2": "στείρα •",
        "20": "στείρα •",
        "21": "στείρο •",
        "22": "στείροι •",
        "23": "στείρες •",
        "24": "στείρα •",
        "3": "στείρο •",
        "4": "στείροι •",
        "5": "στείρες •",
        "6": "στείρα •",
        "7": "στείρου •",
        "8": "στείρας •",
        "9": "στείρου •"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-adj-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to sterilize, to make germless",
      "roman": "aposteiróno",
      "word": "αποστειρώνω"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "el:Medicine"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They didn't have any children as his wife was infertile.",
          "roman": "Den ékanan paidiá, dióti i gynaíka tou ítan steíra.",
          "text": "Δεν έκαναν παιδιά, διότι η γυναίκα του ήταν στείρα.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "infertile, sterile, barren (unable to procreate)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "infertile",
          "infertile"
        ],
        [
          "sterile",
          "sterile"
        ],
        [
          "barren",
          "barren"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine, of people and animals) infertile, sterile, barren (unable to procreate)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of people and animals"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples",
        "el:Chemistry",
        "el:Medicine"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Put it in a sterile vial.",
          "roman": "Vále to s’ éna steíro fialídio.",
          "text": "Βάλε το σ’ ένα στείρο φιαλίδιο.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sterile, germless (free from all living or viable microorganisms)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "sterile",
          "sterile"
        ],
        [
          "germless",
          "germless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine, chemistry) sterile, germless (free from all living or viable microorganisms)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Don't plant over there, it's barren land.",
          "roman": "Min fytépseis ekeí, eínai steíra gi.",
          "text": "Μην φυτέψεις εκεί, είναι στείρα γη.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "barren, infertile, fruitless (not producing vegetation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "barren",
          "barren"
        ],
        [
          "infertile",
          "infertile"
        ],
        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "soil etc",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of land, soil etc) barren, infertile, fruitless (not producing vegetation)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "of land"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Unfortunately, the discussions were fruitless.",
          "roman": "Dystychós, i syzitíseis ítan steíres.",
          "text": "Δυστυχώς, η συζητήσεις ήταν στείρες.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unproductive, fruitless (not producing anything of value)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unproductive",
          "unproductive"
        ],
        [
          "fruitless",
          "fruitless"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) unproductive, fruitless (not producing anything of value)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstiɾos/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ágonos",
      "sense": "unable to have children",
      "word": "άγονος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "stérfos",
      "sense": "unable to have children",
      "word": "στέρφος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "áteknos",
      "sense": "unable to have children",
      "word": "άτεκνος"
    },
    {
      "english": "sterilized",
      "roman": "aposteiroménos",
      "sense": "free of germs",
      "word": "αποστειρωμένος"
    },
    {
      "english": "fruitless",
      "roman": "ákarpos",
      "sense": "bearing no vegetation",
      "word": "άκαρπος"
    },
    {
      "english": "unproductive",
      "roman": "atelesfóros",
      "sense": "figurative sense",
      "word": "ατελεσφόρος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "στείρος"
}

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