estrella

See also: Estrella and estrellá

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʎa/ [es̪ˈt̪ɾe.ʎa]
• Rhymes: -eʎa
• Syllabification: es‧tre‧lla

Noun

estrella f (plural estrelles)

1. star

Derived terms

• estrellalbu

Further reading

• “estrella”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “estrella”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Alternative forms

• estrela (Valencia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estrella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈtɾe.ʎə], [əsˈtɾɛ.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈtɾə.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [asˈtɾe.ʎa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

estrella f (plural estrelles)

1. star

   Synonym: estel

Derived terms

• estrellat

Further reading

• “estrella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “estrella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “estrella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Leonese

Alternative forms

• estreilla

Etymology

Inherited from Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla).

Noun

estrella f

1. star

References

• “estrella”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2025
• “estrella”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2025

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʎa/

Noun

estrella f (plural estrellas)

1. star
   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v. a:

     Sõnaua q̃ el ſol. e la luna. E .xj. eſtrellas me adorauan.

     [Sonnava que el sol e la luna, e onze estrellas me adoravan.]

     I dreamt that the sun, then the moon, then eleven stars worshiped me.

   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 77v. b:

     alli luego guio el eſtrella alos tres reyes magos que uinjeron de orient.

     [allí luego guió el estrella a los tres Reyes Magos que vinieron de orient.]

     there the star later guided the Three Wise Men that came from the east.

Derived terms

• estrellero m

Descendants

• Ladino: estreya
• Spanish: estrella, Estrella (see there for further descendants)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

estrella f (plural estrellas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of estrela
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Mudança [A New Home]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 15:

     Saciado, cahiu de papo para cima, olhando as estrellas, que vinham nascendo.

     Satisfied, he fell belly-up, looking at the stars, which were coming up.

Etymology 2

Verb

estrella

1. inflection of estrellar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʝa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʝa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʎa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʃa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʒa/ [esˈt̪ɾe.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

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• Rhymes: -eʝa

• Rhymes: -eʝa (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -eʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -eʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: es‧tre‧lla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish estrella (compare Galician estrela, Portuguese estrela and Catalan estrella), from Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

estrella f (plural estrellas)

1. star (celestial body)

   Synonym: astro

2. star (geometry)
3. star (most important person in e.g. a film)
4. (heraldry) mullet, star

Derived terms

• anís estrella
• buena estrella
• Estrella
• estrella binaria
• estrella de Belén
• estrella de carbono
• estrella de David
• estrella de helio
• estrella de la tarde
• estrella de los Andes
• estrella de mar
• estrella de neutrones
• estrella doble
• estrella enana
• estrella fija
• estrella fugaz
• estrella gigante
• estrella polar
• estrella porno
• estrella rezagada azul
• estrellado
• estrellar (verb)
• estrellita (diminutive)
• estrellón
• ir de estrella (verb)
• lluvia de estrellas
• nacer con estrella (verb)
• pasto estrella

Related terms

• estelar
• estrellar

Descendants

• Papiamentu: strea
• → Sardinian: streglia (Campidanese)
• → Tagalog: estrelya

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estrella

1. inflection of estrellar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “estrella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024