Start

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See also: start and START

English

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A Sega Mega Drive controller, with the Start button in the middle.

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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The verb start, with initial uppercase letter.

Noun

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Start (plural Starts)

  1. A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.
Quotations
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Etymology 2

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Topographic surname, from Old English steort (tail, promontory).

Proper noun

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Start (plural Starts)

  1. A surname from Old English.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Start is the 35721st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 629 individuals. Start is most common among White (94.59%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Etymology

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Borrowed from English start.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃtaʁt/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʃtaːt/ (common; especially northern and central Germany)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Homophone: Staat (nonstandard)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Start m (strong, genitive Startes or Starts, plural Starts or Starte)

  1. start (beginning of a project)
  2. start (beginning point of a race)
  3. takeoff (begin of a flight)

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Start” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Start” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Start” in Duden online