styria

Old English

Alternative forms

• styriġa, styrġa, styra, stiriġa, stiria

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”). Cognate with Old Saxon sturio (“sturgeon”), Old High German sturjo (“sturgeon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsty.ri.ɑ/

Noun

styria m (nominative plural styrian)

1. (zoology) sturgeon

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	styria	styrian
accusative	styrian	styrian
genitive	styrian	styriena
dative	styrian	styrium

Descendants

• Middle English: store, stor
  • Scots: stur, sture, stuir