starry

English

Etymology

From Middle English sterry, equivalent to star +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑː.ɹi/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɹi

Adjective

starry (comparative starrier, superlative starriest)

1. Having stars visible.

   Starry starry night, Portraits hung in empty halls, Frameless heads on nameless walls, With eyes that watch the world and can't forget - a song about Van Gogh called "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)"

2. Shaped like a star.

Translations

having stars visible

• Bulgarian: звезден (zvezden)
• Catalan: estelat
• French: étoilé (fr)
• German: sternenklar, gestirnt (de), sternenklar
• Greek: έναστρος (el) m (énastros)

• Italian: stellato (it)
• Portuguese: estrelado
• Romanian: înstelat (ro)
• Russian: звёздный (ru) (zvjózdnyj)
• Spanish: estrellado (es)

shaped like a star

• Catalan: estelat
• French: étoilé (fr)
• German: sternförmig

• Greek: αστεροειδής (el) m (asteroeidís)
• Russian: звёздчатый (zvjózdčatyj)
• Spanish: estrellado (es)