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Meaning of stirps | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈstɪrps]

Definitions

  1. rootstock; the lowest part of the trunk of a plant, including the roots.
    declension-3, feminine
  2. a plant, shrub, shoot, sprout
    declension-3, feminine
  3. lineage, race, family, stock
    declension-3, feminine
  4. scion, offspring, progeny
    declension-3, feminine, poetic
  5. source, origin, cause
    declension-3, feminine

Equivalents

Bosanski čepa
Deutsch Wurzelstock
Suomi perusrunko
Galego bacelo
Hrvatski čepa
Italiano portainnesto
Kurdî stem
Português alicerce cavalo fundamento porta-enxerto
Română portaltoi
Српски čepa

Examples

“Stirpem frātris virīlem interimit”

[He] kills the male scion of his brother

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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