stær

See also: Stär

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stari, from Proto-Germanic *staraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tern- (“starling”).

Noun

stær c (singular definite stæren, plural indefinite stære)

1. starling (a songbird, in particular Sturnus vulgaris)

Declension

Declension of stær

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stær	stæren	stære	stærene
genitive	stærs	stærens	stæres	stærenes

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German star.

Noun

stær c (singular definite stæren, not used in plural form)

1. (ophthalmology, pathology) eye diseases (glaucoma, cataract)

Declension

Declension of stær

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	stær	stæren
genitive	stærs	stærens

Derived terms

• grå stær
• grøn stær

References

• “stær” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stær m (definite singular stæren, indefinite plural stærer, definite plural stærene)

1. a starling (a songbird, in particular Sturnus vulgaris)

See also

• star, stare (Nynorsk)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German star. Compare Swedish starr.

Noun

stær ?

1. various eye sicknesses, e.g. glaucoma or cataract

Derived terms

• grøn stær
• grå stær

Etymology 2

Probably from Old Norse stœrri with vowel length change.

Adjective

stær

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of større (“bigger”) (The spelling is not normative because of apocope. The normal spelling will be stære, but is not phonetically correct to the dialect where this word is used.)

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *star, from Proto-Germanic *staraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tern- (“starling”) and/or Proto-Indo-European *storo- (“starling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stær/
• Rhymes: -ær

Noun

stær m (nominative plural staras)

1. starling

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stær	staras
accusative	stær	staras
genitive	stæres	stara
dative	stære	starum

Derived terms

• stærling

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *star- (“to be rigid”), from *ster- (“to be stiff, to be strong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stær/
• Rhymes: -ær

Noun

stær m (nominative plural staras)

1. a stare

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stær	staras
accusative	stær	staras
genitive	stæres	stara
dative	stære	starum

Descendants

• English: stare

Etymology 3

Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of earlier *stœ̄r (compare Old High German storia (“history”)), ultimately from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía). Compare also Old English stēor (“guidance, direction”).

Alternative forms

• stēr, stēor

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stæːr/
• Rhymes: -æːr

Noun

stǣr n

1. history
2. story; narrative

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stǣr	stǣr
accusative	stǣr	stǣr
genitive	stǣres	stǣra
dative	stǣre	stǣrum