star
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Etymologically related to Esther.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
star (plural stars)
- Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
- (astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
- (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.
- (acting) An actor in a leading role.
- Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.
- An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
- His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.
- (printing) An asterisk (*).
- A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
- A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
- (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
- What's in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope.
- William Shakespeare
- O malignant and ill-brooding stars.
- Joseph Addison
- Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, The Celebrity:
- But Miss Thorn relieved the situation by laughing aloud, […] . By the time we reached the house we were thanking our stars she had come.
- A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- On whom […] / Lavish Honour showered all her stars.
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
Synonyms[edit]
- (astronomy): * (abbreviation)
Derived terms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- German: Star
Translations[edit]
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a luminous celestial body
a person or thing
asterisk
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Verb[edit]
star (third-person singular simple present stars, present participle starring, simple past and past participle starred)
- To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.
- To mark with a star or asterisk.
- To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
- Young
- A sable curtain starred with gold.
- Young
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑr
Adjective[edit]
star (comparative starder, superlative starst)
Declension[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
star f (plural stars)
- star (celebrity)
- Elle est devenue star. - she's become a star.
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English
Noun[edit]
star f (invariable)
- star (celebrity)
Mirandese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
star
- to be (indicates a temporary state)
See also[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane)
- alternative form of stare
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *starъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
stȁr (definite stȃrī, comparative stàrijī, Cyrillic spelling ста̏р)
Declension[edit]
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | star | stara | staro | |
| genitive | stara | stare | stara | |
| dative | staru | staroj | staru | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
star stara |
staru | staro |
| vocative | star | stara | staro | |
| locative | staru | staroj | staru | |
| instrumental | starim | starom | starim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | stari | stare | stara | |
| genitive | starih | starih | starih | |
| dative | starim(a) | starim(a) | starim(a) | |
| accusative | stare | stare | stara | |
| vocative | stari | stare | stara | |
| locative | starim(a) | starim(a) | starim(a) | |
| instrumental | starim(a) | starim(a) | starim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | stari | stara | staro | |
| genitive | starog(a) | stare | starog(a) | |
| dative | starom(u/e) | staroj | starom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
stari starog(a) |
staru | staro |
| vocative | stari | stara | staro | |
| locative | starom(e/u) | staroj | starom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | starim | starom | starim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | stari | stare | stara | |
| genitive | starih | starih | starih | |
| dative | starim(a) | starim(a) | starim(a) | |
| accusative | stare | stare | stara | |
| vocative | stari | stare | stara | |
| locative | starim(a) | starim(a) | starim(a) | |
| instrumental | starim(a) | starim(a) | starim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | stariji | starija | starije | |
| genitive | starijeg(a) | starije | starijeg(a) | |
| dative | starijem(u) | starijoj | starijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
stariji starijeg(a) |
stariju | starije |
| vocative | stariji | starija | starije | |
| locative | starijem(u) | starijoj | starijem(u) | |
| instrumental | starijim | starijom | starijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | stariji | starije | starija | |
| genitive | starijih | starijih | starijih | |
| dative | starijim(a) | starijim(a) | starijim(a) | |
| accusative | starije | starije | starija | |
| vocative | stariji | starije | starija | |
| locative | starijim(a) | starijim(a) | starijim(a) | |
| instrumental | starijim(a) | starijim(a) | starijim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najstariji | najstarija | najstarije | |
| genitive | najstarijeg(a) | najstarije | najstarijeg(a) | |
| dative | najstarijem(u) | najstarijoj | najstarijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najstariji najstarijeg(a) |
najstariju | najstarije |
| vocative | najstariji | najstarija | najstarije | |
| locative | najstarijem(u) | najstarijoj | najstarijem(u) | |
| instrumental | najstarijim | najstarijom | najstarijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najstariji | najstarije | najstarija | |
| genitive | najstarijih | najstarijih | najstarijih | |
| dative | najstarijim(a) | najstarijim(a) | najstarijim(a) | |
| accusative | najstarije | najstarije | najstarija | |
| vocative | najstariji | najstarije | najstarija | |
| locative | najstarijim(a) | najstarijim(a) | najstarijim(a) | |
| instrumental | najstarijim(a) | najstarijim(a) | najstarijim(a) | |
Slovene[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *starъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
stàr (comparative starêjši, superlative nàjstarêjši)
Declension[edit]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | stàr ind stári def |
stára | stáro |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | stáro | stáro |
| genitive | stárega | stáre | stárega |
| dative | stáremu | stári | stáremu |
| locative | stárem | stári | stárem |
| instrumental | stárim | stáro | stárim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | stára | stári | stári |
| accusative | stára | stári | stári |
| genitive | stárih | stárih | stárih |
| dative | stárima | stárima | stárima |
| locative | stárih | stárih | stárih |
| instrumental | stárima | stárima | stárima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | stári | stáre | stára |
| accusative | stáre | stáre | stára |
| genitive | stárih | stárih | stárih |
| dative | stárim | stárim | stárim |
| locative | stárih | stárih | stárih |
| instrumental | stárimi | stárimi | stárimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms[edit]
Venetian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin stāre, present active infinitive of stō. Compare Italian stare
Verb[edit]
star
- (transitive) To stay or remain
- (transitive) To live (somewhere)
Conjugation[edit]
| infinitive | star | |||||
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| auxiliary verb | éser | gerund | stando | |||
| past participle | stà | NB: clitic pronouns (bold) are obligatory | ||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | mi | ti te | eło el / eła ła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri i / łore łe |
| present | sto | sti | sta | stémo, stòn | sté | sta |
| imperfect | stava | stavi | stava | stàvimo | stavi | stava |
| future | starò | starè | starà | starémo | starè | starà |
| conditional | mi | ti te | eło el / eła ła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri i / łore łe |
| present | starìa | starisi | starìa | starìsimo | starisi | starìa |
| subjunctive | che mi | che ti te | che eło el / eła ła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri i / łore łe |
| present | ste, sta | sti | ste, sta | stémo, stone | sté | ste, sta |
| imperfect | stase | stasi | stase | stàsimo | stasi | stase |
| imperative | - | ti te | eło el / eła ła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri i / łore łe |
| sta | sta, ste | stémo | sté | sta, ste | ||
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English nouns
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- Mirandese terms derived from Latin
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- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- nn:Birds
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- Slovene terms derived from Proto-Slavic
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- Venetian terms derived from Latin
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- Venetian transitive verbs
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