Stella

See also: stella

English

Etymology

From Latin stella (“star”). In the sense of a sex tourist, refers to the 1998 romantic comedy film How Stella Got Her Groove Back.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛlə/

Proper noun

Stella

  1. A female given name..
    • 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 91 ("Girls' Names")
      What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,
  2. Stella Artois, a brand of beer; or a serving of such.
    I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight
    • 2006 Jamie Treays: Sheila (a song) :
      Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella
  3. A town in South Africa.
  4. A village in Missouri.
  5. A village in Nebraska.
  6. A town in Wisconsin.
  7. (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.

Translations

Noun

Stella (plural Stellas)

  1. (Jamaica, slang, derogatory) A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist.

Coordinate terms

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Latin stella

Proper noun

Stella

  1. A female given name..

Faroese

Proper noun

Stella f

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Stella: Stelluson
  • daughter of Stella: Stelludóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Stella
Accusative Stellu
Dative Stellu
Genitive Stellu

German

Etymology

From Latin stella

Proper noun

Stella

  1. A female given name..

Icelandic

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin stella (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛlːa/
    Rhymes: -ɛlːa
    Homophone: stella

Proper noun

Stella f

  1. A female given name.
  2. A female nickname
  3. (colloquial) Stella Artois beer

Usage notes

As a nickname, this name is frequently used for women with various unrelated and dissimilar given names.

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stella.

Proper noun

Stella

  1. A female given name..
  2. A commune in Liguria.
  3. A river that flows in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Latin

Etymology

From stēlla (“star”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsteːl.la/

Proper noun

Stēlla m (genitive Stēllae); first declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Arruntius Stella, a Roman senator

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular
nominative Stēlla
genitive Stēllae
dative Stēllae
accusative Stēllam
ablative Stēllā
vocative Stēlla

References

  • Stella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin stella. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1857.

Proper noun

Stella c (genitive Stellas)

  1. A female given name..
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