steril

Danish

Adjective

steril

1. sterile

Synonyms

• ufrugtbar

Related terms

• sterilisere
• sterilitet

Further reading

• “steril” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “steril” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃteˈʁiːl/, /ˌsteˈʁiːl/

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Adjective

steril (strong nominative masculine singular steriler, comparative steriler, superlative am sterilsten)

1. sterile (germless)

   Antonyms: unsteril, fertil

Declension

Positive forms of steril

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist steril	sie ist steril	es ist steril	sie sind steril
strong declension (without article)	nominative	steriler	sterile	steriles	sterile
	genitive	sterilen	steriler	sterilen	steriler
	dative	sterilem	steriler	sterilem	sterilen
	accusative	sterilen	sterile	steriles	sterile
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der sterile	die sterile	das sterile	die sterilen
	genitive	des sterilen	der sterilen	des sterilen	der sterilen
	dative	dem sterilen	der sterilen	dem sterilen	den sterilen
	accusative	den sterilen	die sterile	das sterile	die sterilen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein steriler	eine sterile	ein steriles	(keine) sterilen
	genitive	eines sterilen	einer sterilen	eines sterilen	(keiner) sterilen
	dative	einem sterilen	einer sterilen	einem sterilen	(keinen) sterilen
	accusative	einen sterilen	eine sterile	ein steriles	(keine) sterilen

Comparative forms of steril

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist steriler	sie ist steriler	es ist steriler	sie sind steriler
strong declension (without article)	nominative	sterilerer	sterilere	sterileres	sterilere
	genitive	sterileren	sterilerer	sterileren	sterilerer
	dative	sterilerem	sterilerer	sterilerem	sterileren
	accusative	sterileren	sterilere	sterileres	sterilere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der sterilere	die sterilere	das sterilere	die sterileren
	genitive	des sterileren	der sterileren	des sterileren	der sterileren
	dative	dem sterileren	der sterileren	dem sterileren	den sterileren
	accusative	den sterileren	die sterilere	das sterilere	die sterileren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein sterilerer	eine sterilere	ein sterileres	(keine) sterileren
	genitive	eines sterileren	einer sterileren	eines sterileren	(keiner) sterileren
	dative	einem sterileren	einer sterileren	einem sterileren	(keinen) sterileren
	accusative	einen sterileren	eine sterilere	ein sterileres	(keine) sterileren

Superlative forms of steril

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am sterilsten	sie ist am sterilsten	es ist am sterilsten	sie sind am sterilsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	sterilster	sterilste	sterilstes	sterilste
	genitive	sterilsten	sterilster	sterilsten	sterilster
	dative	sterilstem	sterilster	sterilstem	sterilsten
	accusative	sterilsten	sterilste	sterilstes	sterilste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der sterilste	die sterilste	das sterilste	die sterilsten
	genitive	des sterilsten	der sterilsten	des sterilsten	der sterilsten
	dative	dem sterilsten	der sterilsten	dem sterilsten	den sterilsten
	accusative	den sterilsten	die sterilste	das sterilste	die sterilsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein sterilster	eine sterilste	ein sterilstes	(keine) sterilsten
	genitive	eines sterilsten	einer sterilsten	eines sterilsten	(keiner) sterilsten
	dative	einem sterilsten	einer sterilsten	einem sterilsten	(keinen) sterilsten
	accusative	einen sterilsten	eine sterilste	ein sterilstes	(keine) sterilsten

Related terms

• Sterilisation
• Sterilisierung

Further reading

• “steril” in Duden online
• “steril” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch steriel, from French stérile, from Middle French stérile, from Latin sterilis (“barren, futile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈst̪ɛrɪl]
• Hyphenation: stè‧ril

Adjective

steril

1. sterile:
   1. (biology, medicine) unable to reproduce.

      Synonym: mandul

      Antonym: subur

   2. (medicine) germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.
   3. free from danger.

Derived terms

• kesterilan
• mensterilkan
• pensterilan

 

Related terms

• sterilisasi

 

Further reading

• “steril” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin sterilis.

Adjective

steril (masculine and feminine steril, neuter sterilt, definite singular and plural sterile)

1. sterile

Antonyms

• usteril

References

• “steril” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “steril” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin sterilis.

Adjective

steril (neuter sterilt, definite singular and plural sterile)

1. sterile

Antonyms

• usteril

References

• “steril” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French stérile.

Adjective

steril m or n (feminine singular sterilă, masculine plural sterili, feminine and neuter plural sterile)

1. sterile

Declension

Declension of steril

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	steril		sterilă	sterili	sterile
	definite	sterilul		sterila	sterilii	sterilele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	steril		sterile	sterili	sterile
	definite	sterilului		sterilei	sterililor	sterilelor

Related terms

• sterilitate
• steriliza

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sterilis.

Adjective

steril (comparative sterilare, superlative sterilast)

1. sterile

Declension

Inflection of steril
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	steril	sterilare	sterilast
Neuter singular	sterilt	sterilare	sterilast
Plural	sterila	sterilare	sterilast
Masculine plural3	sterile	sterilare	sterilast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	sterile	sterilare	sterilaste
All	sterila	sterilare	sterilaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• sterilisera
• sterilitet

Anagrams

• lister, liters, sliter

Turkish

Etymology

From French stérile.

Adjective

steril

1. sterile