| Monikko | sterns |
| Komparatiivi | sterner |
| Superlatiivi | sternest |
(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
Detailed schematic of an elliptical or "fantail" stern
(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
1. Keel (light peach) 2. Skeg (dark purple) 3. Deadwood (olive drab) 4. Stern post (forest green) 5. Filling chock (bright yellow) 6. Filling transoms (pale yellow-green) 7. Wing transom (turquoise) 8. Helm port (orange) 9. Counter timbers (pale violet) 10. Margin (indigo) 11. Horn timber (green) 12. Stern timbers (apricot) 13. Side-counter timbers (pale yellow) 14. Quarter-timbers (red) 15. Fashion timber (fuchsia) 16. Cant frames (blue) 17. Square body frames (uncolored)