Nominal Forms
Infinitive: stërben
Past Participle: gestorben
Present participle: stërbende
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ich | stirbe |
| du | stirbest |
| ër | stirbet |
| wir | stërben |
| ir | stërbet |
| sie | stërbent |
Past
| ich | starb |
| du | stürbe |
| ër | starb |
| wir | sturben |
| ir | sturbet |
| sie | sturben |
Subjunctive
Present
| ich | stërbe |
| du | stërbest |
| ër | stërbet |
| wir | stërben |
| ir | stërbet |
| sie | stërben |
Past
| ich | starbe |
| du | stürbest |
| ër | starbe |
| wir | sturben |
| ir | sturbet |
| sie | sturben |
Imperative
| du | stirbes |
| wir | stërben |
| ir | stërbet |
Etymology
Verbs referencing "stërben"
German, old spelling
sterben, Alemannic German
steerbe, German, Pennsylvania
schtarewe.
Verbs conjugated like 'stërben'
bevëhlen,
bëlgen,
bëllen,
empfëhlen,
gëllen,
gëlten,
hëlfen,
hëllen,
knëllen,
kërren,
mëlken,
quëllen,
schëllen,
schëlten,
schërren,
smëlzen,
stërben,
stërzen,
swëllen,
tëlben, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'stërben'
stërzen,
swërben,
stëchen,
sterken,
stieben,
tëlben,
wërben,
gëben,
kërren,
lëben,
Nibelungen Lied References
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(Nibelungenlied 6a:4) si sturben jâmerlîche. sît von zweier vrouwen nîde. For while he yet was youthful / had he in sooth great honor won.
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(Nibelungenlied 18a:4) durch sîn eines sterben. starp vile manic muoter kint. Through death of this one hero / died many another mother's child.
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(Nibelungenlied 2382a:4) ô wê daz vore leide. niemen sterben ne mac. Alack that die for sorrow / never yet a mortal may!"