estrella

See also: Estrella and estrellá

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin stēlla.

Noun

estrella f (plural estrelles)

  1. star

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estrella, from Latin stēlla. Compare estel.

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əsˈtɾə.ʎə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əsˈtɾɛ.ʎə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /esˈtɾe.ʎa/
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Noun

estrella f (plural estrelles)

  1. star
    Synonym: estel

Derived terms

Further reading

Leonese

Alternative forms
  • estreilla

Etymology

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Noun

estrella f

  1. star

References

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stēlla, 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.
      I dreamt that the sun, then the moon, then eleven stars worshiped me.
    • Idem, f. 77v. b.
      alli luego guio el eſtrella alos tres reyes magos que uinjeron de orient.
      there the star later guided the Three Wise Men that came from the east.

Derived terms

Descendants

Portuguese

Noun

estrella f (plural estrellas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of estrela

Spanish

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

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

  • Syllabification: es‧tre‧lla

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish estrella (compare Galician estrela, Portuguese estrela and Catalan estrella), from Latin stēlla, 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

(diminutive estrellita)

Descendants

Verb

estrella

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

Further reading
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