sternness
English
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being stern.
- (countable) The result or product of being stern.
Etymology
Suffix from English stern (rear part of a vessel).
Origin
English
stern
Gloss
rear part of a vessel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astern English
- stern English
- sterncastle English
- sterndrive English
- sterned English
- sterner English
- sternfast English
- sternforemost English
- sternly English
- sternman English
- sternmost English
- sternpicker English
- sternport English
- sternpost English
- sternsheets English
- sternsman English
- sternward English
- sternwards English
- sternway English
- sternwheel English
- stern Middle English