how to pronounce стерва

/ˈsʲtʲervə/

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стерва is pronounced in two syllables

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sʲ

tʲ

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meanings of стерва

noun:

Bastard, son of a bitch, asshole (a malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental person).
Bitch, vixen, old witch (a malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman).

стерва frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word стерва occurs in russian on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.