estrella

See also: Estrella and estrellá

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin stēlla.

Noun

estrella f (plural estrelles)

  1. star

Catalan

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/

Noun

estrella f (plural estrelles)

  1. star
    Synonym: estel

Leonese

Alternative forms
  • estreilla

Noun

estrella f

  1. star

References

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stēlla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /es̺ˈtɾeʎa/

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. Superseded spelling of estrela.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /esˈtɾeʎa/, [esˈt̪ɾeʎa]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /esˈtɾeɟ͡ʝa/, [esˈt̪ɾeʝa]
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  • Hyphenation: 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)
  2. star (star-shaped thing)
  3. star (most important person in e.g. a film)
  4. (heraldry) mullet, star
Synonyms
Derived terms

(diminutive estrellita)

Verb

estrella

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of estrellar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of estrellar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of estrellar.
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