stær

See also: Stär

Danish

Noun

stær c (singular definite stæren, plural indefinite stære)

  1. starling (a songbird, in particular Sturnus vulgaris)

Inflection


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stær m (definite singular stæren, indefinite plural stærer, definite plural stærene)

  1. a starling (a songbird, in particular Sturnus vulgaris)

See also


Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *staraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tern- (starling) and/or Proto-Indo-European *storo- (starling).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstær/

Noun

stær m (nominative plural staras)

  1. starling
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *star- (to be rigid), from Proto-Germanic *ster- (to be stiff, to be strong).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstær/

Noun

stær m (nominative plural staras)

  1. a stare
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 3

Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of earlier *stœr (compare Old High German storia (history)), ultimately from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía). Compare also Old English stēor (guidance, direction).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæːr/

Noun

stǣr n (nominative plural stǣr)

  1. history
  2. story; narrative
Declension
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