star

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of aster; related to estoile, étoile, stella, and stelo. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /stɑː(ɹ)/ (US) enPR: stär, IPA(key): /stɑɹ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /staː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) === Noun === star (plural stars) Any small, natural and bright dot in the sky, most visible in the night or twilight sky. This sense includes the planets, but it is now sometimes used in exclusion of them due to influence from the technical astronomical sense. (astrology, typically in the plural) A planet thought to influence one's fate; (figuratively) fate or luck. (astronomy) A very massive ball of plasma with strong enough gravity to have ongoing fusion of hydrogen or heavier elements in its core. In strict technical usage, the Sun is included. senses derived from the apparent shape of a star in the sky when blurred by the eyes to have streaks A shape made of a few streaks meeting at a shared midpoint. (printing) An asterisk (*) or comparable symbol (e.g., ★, ☆, ✶, ✦, ✧, ✷, ✪, ⭐) inspired by a celestial star. (networking, figurative in origin) A network topology with multiple computers individually merging to one central switch, thus free of risk of collisions. A single point of failure can occur if the switch experiences corruption. A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle. (shapes, geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour in a military. Now often used metonymically for military rankings. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality. senses relating to fame (acting) An actor in a leading role. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity. (figurative) (Someone's) success or fame. someone's star is rising / has risen (Jamaica, MLE, African-American Vernacular, by extension) A friend, a mate, a pal. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance. ==== Usage notes ==== In traditional use, the planets are stars but the sun is not; in astronomy, the sun is a star but the planets are not (and the Earth is counted among the planets). ==== Synonyms ==== aster (obsolete) (astronomy): ✶ or ＊ (abbreviation), sun ==== Hypernyms ==== (astronomy): celestial body ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== estoile étoile stella stellar ==== Descendants ==== Sranan Tongo: stariAukan: sitali → Finnish: stara → French: star → German: Star → Hungarian: sztár → Italian: star → Swahili: staa ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Thesaurus:star === Verb === star (third-person singular simple present stars, present participle starring, simple past and past participle starred) (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program. (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program. (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk. (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle. (intransitive) To shine like a star. ==== Synonyms ==== (to mark with an asterisk): asterisk ==== Translations ==== === See also === astronomy black hole galaxy moon mullet planet === Further reading === star on Wikipedia.Wikipedia star (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia stars on Wikiquote.Wikiquote === Anagrams === tars, sart, ARTS, arts., 'rats, tsar, tars-, ARTs, rats, Sart, srat, Srta., RATs, RAST, Arts, stra., Srta, arts, astr-, TSRA, RTAs, TRAs == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch star, from Old Dutch *star, from Proto-West Germanic *star, from Proto-Germanic *staraz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɑr/ Hyphenation: star Rhymes: -ɑr === Adjective === star (comparative starder, superlative starst) stiff, frozen rigid ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== halsstarrig starheid === Further reading === “star” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English star. Doublet of aster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /staʁ/ === Noun === star f (plural stars) star (celebrity) Elle est devenue star. ― She's become a star. ==== Derived terms ==== stariser === Further reading === “star”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === arts, rats, tsar == Interlingua == === Verb === star to stand to be doing (well, poorly, okay); to fare; to feel; to be in a certain state ==== Usage notes ==== This is not typically used for location. == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English star. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstar/ Rhymes: -ar Hyphenation: stàr === Noun === star f (invariable) star (celebrity) Synonyms: celebrità, divo star del cinema ― movie star (mathematics) asterisk, pronunciation of * symbol Near-synonym: asterisco === Anagrams === stra-, tras- == Jamaican Creole == === Noun === star (plural star dem, quantified star) A friend, a mate, a pal == Maltese == === Alternative forms === stara === Etymology === Inherited from Arabic سِتَار (sitār). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /staːr/ Rhymes: -aːr === Noun === star m (plural stari) veil Synonym: (commoner) velu == Middle English == === Noun === star alternative form of sterre == Mirandese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin stāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈs̺taɾ/ [ˈs̺t̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: star === Verb === star (first-person singular present stou, first-person singular preterite stube, past participle stado) to be (indicates a temporary state) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== See also ==== === References === Moisés, Pires (2004), “star”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 493. == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === Akin to Central Kurdish ستار (star, “retire, retreat, take refuge”), originally a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- but now conflated with Arabic سِتَار (sitār), hence the second sense. Proposed to be the name of an ancient deity by some based on the common expression "Ya Star!" ("O Star!", said to ask God for endurance and strength). === Noun === star f standing, the ability to stand or stay at one's place, strength, energy; not worrying or being bored, calmness. protection, coverage ==== Synonyms ==== (the ability to stand, strength of legs, energy): qidûm ==== Derived terms ==== star kirin ("to protect") star lê hatin ("to find the strength to, to find the courage to") stargeh ("refuge") sitirîn ("to calm down, to mellow down, to stay put") == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane) alternative form of stare === Noun === star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane) (pre-2012) alternative form of stær == Portuguese == === Verb === star (first-person singular present stou, first-person singular preterite stive, past participle stado) obsolete spelling of estar ==== Conjugation ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. === Further reading === “star”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English star. Doublet of aster and stea. === Noun === star n (plural staruri) star (famous person) ==== Declension ==== == Sabir == === Etymology === From Italian stare (“to be”). === Verb === star to be === References === Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stâr/ === Adjective === stȁr (Cyrillic spelling ста̏р, definite stȃrī, comparative stàrijī) old Antonym: mlȃd ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== prastar === Further reading === “star”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 “star”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *starъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stár/ === Adjective === stȁr (comparative starȇjši, superlative nȁjstarȇjši) old, aged Antonym: mlad Star sem dvajset let. ― I'm twenty years old. ==== Declension ==== This adjective needs an inflection-table template. ==== Derived terms ==== prestàr === Further reading === “star”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “star”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Venetan == === Etymology === From Latin stāre. Compare Italian stare. === Verb === star (transitive) to stay or remain (transitive) to live (somewhere) ==== Conjugation ==== * Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.