"stirps" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈstɪrps] [Classical-Latin], [ˈstirps] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sterp-, *ster- (“stiff”), related to Lithuanian sterptis (“to stiffen”), Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), Proto-Germanic *staraz (“stiff”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der<unc>|*sterp-}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "*sterp-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "stirps", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="stirps">, {{der|la|ine-pro|*sterp-}} Proto-Indo-European *sterp-, {{cog|lt|sterptis||to stiffen}} Lithuanian sterptis (“to stiffen”), {{cog|grc|στερεός||solid}} Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), {{cog|gem-pro|*staraz||stiff}} Proto-Germanic *staraz (“stiff”) Head templates: {{la-noun|stirps<3.I>|g=f}} stirps f (genitive stirpis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|stirps<3.I>}} Forms: stirpis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], stirps [nominative, singular], stirpēs [nominative, plural], stirpis [genitive, singular], stirpium [genitive, plural], stirpī [dative, singular], stirpibus [dative, plural], stirpem [accusative, singular], stirpēs [accusative, plural], stirpīs [accusative, plural], stirpe [ablative, singular], stirpibus [ablative, plural], stirps [singular, vocative], stirpēs [plural, vocative], stirpēs [alternative], stirpis [alternative]
  1. rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a plant, including the roots. Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-stirps-la-noun-~EwCHYPp
  2. a plant, shrub, shoot, sprout Tags: declension-3, feminine Synonyms: planta
    Sense id: en-stirps-la-noun-rGkHUvh7 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 42 2 2 41 2 3 3 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 7 61 6 13 14 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 7 67 7 9 9 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 53 3 24 13
  3. (of people) lineage, race, family, stock Tags: declension-3, feminine Synonyms: genus, prōgeniēs
    Sense id: en-stirps-la-noun-VzK-aTWn Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 100 0 0
  4. (poetic) scion, offspring, progeny Tags: declension-3, feminine, poetic Synonyms: prōgeniēs, prōlēs
    Sense id: en-stirps-la-noun-VggT~1kb
  5. source, origin, cause Tags: declension-3, feminine Synonyms: orīgō, fōns
    Sense id: en-stirps-la-noun-6DCRdecn Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 16 21 17 20 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: exstirpō, stirpitus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "[He] kills the male scion of his brother",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.3",
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      "ipa": "[ˈstirps]",
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rootstock",
          "rootstock"
        ],
        [
          "trunk",
          "trunk"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a plant, shrub, shoot, sprout"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "shrub",
          "shrub"
        ],
        [
          "shoot",
          "shoot"
        ],
        [
          "sprout",
          "sprout"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "planta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lineage, race, family, stock"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ],
        [
          "stock",
          "stock"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people) lineage, race, family, stock"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "genus"
        },
        {
          "word": "prōgeniēs"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "[He] kills the male scion of his brother",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita I.3",
          "text": "Stirpem frātris virīlem interimit",
          "translation": "[He] kills the male scion of his brother",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scion, offspring, progeny"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scion",
          "scion"
        ],
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ],
        [
          "progeny",
          "progeny"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) scion, offspring, progeny"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prōgeniēs"
        },
        {
          "word": "prōlēs"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "source, origin, cause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "source",
          "source"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "orīgō"
        },
        {
          "word": "fōns"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstɪrps]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstirps]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stirps"
}

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