estrella

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Etymology [edit]

From Latin stēlla.

Noun [edit]

estrella f (plural estrelles)

  1. star

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Old Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin stēlla, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation [edit]

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Noun [edit]

estrella f (plural estrellas)

  1. star
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v. a.
      Sõnaua q̃ el ſol. e la luna. E .xj. eſtrellas me adorauan.
      I dreamt that the sun, then the moon, then eleven stars worshiped me.
    • Idem, f. 77v. b.
      alli luego guio el eſtrella alos tres reyes magos que uinjeron de orient.
      there the star later guided the Three Wise Men that came from the east.

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Spanish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [esˈtɾe.ʎa], [esˈtɾe.ʝa]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Spanish estrella (cf. Ladino estreya), from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun [edit]

estrella f (plural estrellas)

  1. star
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Etymology 2 [edit]

Verb [edit]

estrella (infinitive estrellar)

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of estrellar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of estrellar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of estrellar.