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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 Unterlage Wurzelstock
Ελληνικά ρίζωμα
English cause Lineage Offspring origin Progeny Rootstock Scion source Stem
Español base cepa cimiento fundamento pie (de injerto)
Suomi perusrunko
Français porte-greffe
Galego bacelo
עברית כנה
Hrvatski čepa
Italiano portainnesto
日本語 根茎
Kurdî stem
Polski fundament karpa podkład podkładka
Português alicerce bacelo 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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See also

stiva stivae stivam stīvārius stivarum stivas

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