German: "die Sterne" is English "the stars".
Stern is not a swedish word. Akter is the swedish word for stern in case that was what you were looking for.
The four letter word for stern as a noun : Rear to mean rear of a ship or aircraft.The four letter word for stern as an adjective: Hard to mean strict.
In the book "The Cay," the term "stern" refers to the rear part of a boat. The stern is the opposite end of the bow and is typically where the boat's rudder is located.
Yes it is and can mean either 1. the back of a boat or 2. serious and unrelenting.
The word root for sternum is "stern-", which means breastbone.
The word for wearing a stern expression is "frowning" or "scowling."
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If you mean stern as the after part of a vessel, it is from the Old Norse word 'stjorn' meaning the place from where a boat is steered. Stern as in 'strict' comes from the Old Germanic language as 'storrig' meaning obstinate or 'starr' meaning stiff
The sea is a stern mistress. The officer gave me a stern admonition.
The word stern is an adjective. It means to have a hard or severe manner.
You can climb the ladder in the stern. The officer gave them a stern warning.
It's a kind of rowboat with a tapered stern, sort of like a very broad-beamed canoe.