Star

See also: star, stár, står, Stär, śtar, and štar

English

Etymology

• As a German and Jewish surname, from Star (“starling”).
• Also as a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Stern (“star”).
• As a Dutch surname, from star (“stiff, rigid”).
• As a Slovene surname, from star (“old”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Proper noun

Star

1. A surname​.
2. A hamlet in Lamont County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A hamlet in Shipham civil parish, Somerset, England.
4. A work settlement in the Dyatkovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
5. A village in the Maryovsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
6. A small village in Fife council area, Scotland, also known as Star of Markinch.
7. A city in Idaho.
8. An unincorporated community in Munising Township, Alger County, Michigan.
9. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
10. An unincorporated community in Holt County, Nebraska.
11. A small town in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
12. An unincorporated community in Mills County, Texas.
13. A hamlet in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
14. A small settlement near the village of Gaerwen, Isle of Anglesey, Wales.
15. (Britain, rail transport) Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.

Anagrams

• 'rats, RAST, RATs, RTAs, TSRA, arts, arts., rats, sart, tars, tsar

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German

Etymology 1

From Old High German stara, itself akin to Old Norse stari (whence Danish stær and Icelandic stari) and Latin sturnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtaːɐ̯/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ʃtaː/ (common; especially northern and central Germany)

• audio

  (file)

• Homophone: starr (nonstandard)

Noun

Star m (genitive Stars or Stares, plural Stare)

1. starling

Declension

Declension of Star

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Star	die	Stare
genitive	eines	des	Stares, Stars	der	Stare
dative	einem	dem	Star, Stare1	den	Staren
accusative	einen	den	Star	die	Stare

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

• Starenkasten
• Starenjunges

Etymology 2

Derived from starr (“rigid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtaːɐ̯/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ʃtaː/ (common; especially northern and central Germany)

• audio

  (file)

• Homophone: starr (nonstandard)

Noun

Star m (genitive Stars or Stares, plural Stare)

1. cataract (an eye disease, leucoma)

Declension

Declension of Star

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Star	die	Stare
genitive	eines	des	Stares, Stars	der	Stare
dative	einem	dem	Star, Stare1	den	Staren
accusative	einen	den	Star	die	Stare

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Descendants

• → Danish: stær (“cataract”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English star.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staːɐ̯/, /ʃtaːɐ̯/ (standard; the former is more frequent)
• IPA^(key): /staː/, /ʃtaː/ (common; particularly northern and central Germany)

Noun

Star m (genitive Stars, plural Stars)

1. celebrity

Declension

Declension of Star

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Star	die	Stars
genitive	eines	des	Stars	der	Stars
dative	einem	dem	Star	den	Stars
accusative	einen	den	Star	die	Stars

Hyponyms

• Filmstar
• Musikstar
• Popstar

Further reading

• “Star” in Duden online
• “Star” in Duden online