Star

See also: star, står, and Stär

English

Proper noun

Star

  1. A surname​.
  2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  3. A hamlet in England.
  4. A city in Idaho.
  5. A town in North Carolina.
  6. A city in Russia.
  7. A village in Scotland.
  8. A hamlet in Wales.
  9. (Britain, rail transport) Star class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR.

Anagrams

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

Etymology 2

Derived from starr (“rigid”). Danish stær (“cataract”) is borrowed from German Star.

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

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
Derived terms
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