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stern noun

  /stɜːn/ , /stɝn/
  • (nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
 perä, ahteri
  • The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
 häntä
  • The hinder part of anything.
 perä
  • (figurative) The post of management or direction.
 peräsin

stern adjective

  /stɜːn/ , /stɝn/
tyly, kova, kovaluontoinen
  • Grim and forbidding in appearance.
 ankara, tuima
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