| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /stæːrt/ |
| Hyphenation | stert |
| Plural | sterte |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| stertjie | stertjies |
| Albanian | bisht |
|---|---|
| Catalan | cua |
| Czech | ocas |
| Danish | hale |
| Dutch | staart |
| English | tail |
| English (Old English) | steort |
| Esperanto | vosto |
| Faeroese | hali |
| Finnish | häntä |
| French | queue |
| German | Bürzel; Fahne; Lunte; Rute; Schleppe; Schwanz; Schweif; Sterz; Wedel |
| Hawaiian | huelo |
| Hungarian | farok |
| Italian | coda |
| Jamaican Patois | tiel |
| Latin | cauda; penis |
| Low German | staert |
| Luxemburgish | Schwanz |
| Malay | ekor |
| Norwegian | svans; hale |
| Papiamento | rabo; rabu |
| Polish | ogon |
| Portuguese | abas; bicha; cauda; fila; rabeira; rabo |
| Russian | хвост |
| Saterland Frisian | Stäit |
| Scots | fud; stert |
| Scottish Gaelic | earball |
| Spanish | cola; rabo |
| Sranan | tere |
| Swahili | mkia |
| Swedish | stjärt; svans |
| Thai | หาง |
| Turkish | kuyruk |
| West Frisian | sturt |
| Yiddish | עק |