stirps
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sterp-, *ster- (“stiff”), related to Lithuanian sterptis (“to stiffen”), Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), Proto-Germanic *staraz(“stiff”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /stirps/, [s̠t̪ɪrps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /stirps/, [st̪irps]
Noun
stirps f (genitive stirpis); third declension
- rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a plant, including the roots.
- a plant, shrub, shoot, sprout
- (of people) lineage, race, family, stock
- scion, offspring, progeny [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
- source, origin, cause [ synonym ▲]
- Synonym: orīgō
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stirps | stirpēs |
| Genitive | stirpis | stirpium |
| Dative | stirpī | stirpibus |
| Accusative | stirpem | stirpēs stirpīs |
| Ablative | stirpe | stirpibus |
| Vocative | stirps | stirpēs |