Star

See also: star, står, and Stär

English

Proper noun

Star

  1. A surname​.
  2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  3. A hamlet in Somerset, 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 Stares, plural Stare)

  1. starling
Declension
Declension of Star
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Star die Stare
genitive eines des Stares,
Stars		 der Stare
dative einem dem Star,
Stare1		 den Staren
accusative einen den Star die Stare
1Now uncommon, see notes

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 Stares, plural Stare)

  1. cataract (an eye disease, leucoma)
Declension
Declension of Star
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Star die Stare
genitive eines des Stares,
Stars		 der Stare
dative einem dem Star,
Stare1		 den Staren
accusative einen den Star die Stare
1Now uncommon, see notes

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
Declension of Star
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Star die Stars
genitive eines des Stars der Stars
dative einem dem Star den Stars
accusative einen den Star die Stars
Derived terms

Further reading
  • Star in Duden online
  • Star in Duden online
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