stirps

stirps uit.-lat. Stamm mit Wurzel,

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sterp-, *ster- (“stiff”), related to Lithuanian sterptis (“to stiffen”), Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), Proto-Germanic *staraz(“stiff”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /stirps/, [s̠t̪ɪrps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /stirps/, [st̪irps]

Noun

stirps f (genitive stirpis); third declension

1. rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a plant, including the roots.
2. a plant, shrub, shoot, sprout
3. (of people) lineage, race, family, stock
4. scion, offspring, progeny [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: partus, stirpis, prōlēs

5. 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