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How to say ‘Star‘ in different languages. Play and learn languages with words. To learn languages, common vocabulary and grammar are the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life. Here is a multilingual translation / multilingual dictionary of the word ‘Star’ with their pronunciation in English.

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How to say ‘Star’ in different languages

Indian languages

Tamil	நட்சத்திரம் natcattiram
Hindi	तारा taara
Telugu	నక్షత్రం naksatram
Malayalam	നക്ഷത്രം naksatram
Kannada	ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ naksatra
Bengali	তারকা taraka
Punjabi	ਤਾਰਾ tara
Marathi	तारा tara
Gujarati	સ્ટાર stara
Nepali	तारा tara

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Other languages

Arabic	نجمة najma
Bulgarian	Звезда Zvezda
Chinese	星星 xing xing
Czech	Hvězda
Danish	Stjerne
Dutch	Ster
Esperanto	Stelo
Filipino	Bituin
Finnish	Tähti
French	Star
German	Stern
Greek	Αστέρι Asteri
Hausa	Tauraruwa
Hungarian	Csillag
Indonesian	Bintang
Irish	Réalta
Italian	Stella
Japanese	星 xing
Javanese	Lintang

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Korean	별 byeol
Latin	Stella
Malay	Bintang
Maltese	Stilla
Norwegian	Stjerne
Polish	Gwiazda
Portuguese	Estrela
Romanian	Stea
Russian	Звезда Zvezda
Spanish	Estrella
Sundanese	Bentang
Swahili	Nyota
Swedish	Stjärna
Thai	ดาว daw
Turkish	Yıldız
Vietnamese	Ngôi sao
Yoruba	Irawo
Zulu	Inkanyezi

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How to Say Star in Other Languages ​​in the World?

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कैसे कहें दुनिया में अलग-अलग भाषाओं में स्टार | अन्य भाषाओं में स्टार के लिए शब्द | अन्य भाषाओं में अनुवादित तारा | सभी भाषाओं में स्टार | स्टार कहने के अलग-अलग तरीके? | कैसे कहें कई भाषाओं में स्टार | दूसरे शब्द में स्टार

How to say star in foreign languages | Ways to say Star in foreign languages?

 

 How to say star in Latin language | Latin word for Star | what is the word Star in Latin?

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1	stella

How to say star in Haitian Creole language

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2	zetwal

How to say star in Esperanto language

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3	stelo

How to say star in Asian languages | Ways to say Star in Asian languages?

How to say star in Nepali language

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1	तारा

 

How to say star in Vietnamese language

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2	ngôi sao

 

How to say star in Tajik language

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3	ситора

 

How to say star in Mongolian language

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4	од

How to say star in Uzbek language

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5	yulduz

How to say star in Tamil language

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6	நட்சத்திர

How to say star in Telugu language

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7	స్టార్

How to say star in Malayalam language

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8	നക്ഷത്രം

How to say star in Urdu language

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9	ستارہ

How to say star in Turkish language

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10	star

How to say star in Sinhala language

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11	තරු

How to say star in Thai language

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13	ดาว

How to say star in Kazakh language

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14	жұлдыз

How to say star in Korean language | korean word for Star

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15	별 [byeol]

How to say star in Marathi language

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16	तारा

How to say star in Lao language

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17	ດາວ

How to say star in Japanese language | how do you say Star in Japanese | Japanese word for Star | what is the Japanese word for Star | the word star in Japanese

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18	星

How to say star in Hindi language | Hindi word for Star | Star के लिए हिंदी शब्द

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19	तारा

How to say star in Khmer language

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21	តារា

How to say star in Kannada language

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22	ಸ್ಟಾರ್

How to say star in Georgian language

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23	ვარსკვლავი

How to say star in Hmong language

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24	lub hnub qub

How to say star in Bengali language

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25	তারকা

How to say star in Gujarati language

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26	તારો

How to say star in Chinese Traditional xìnyòngkǎ fùkuǎn) language

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27	星 [xīng]

How to say star in Chinese Simplified xìnyòngkǎ fùkuǎn) language

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28	星 [xīng]

How to say star in Azerbaijani language

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29	Ulduz

How to Say star in Armenian language

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30	աստղ

How to Say star in Middle Eastern languages | Ways to say Star in Middle Eastern languages?

 

How to say star in Persian language

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1	ستاره

 

How to say star in Hebrew language

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2	כוכב

 

How to say star in Arabic language | arabic word for death

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3	نجمة [najma]

 

How to Say Star in European languages | Ways to say Star in European languages

How to say star in Basque language

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1	izar

 

How to say star in Albanian language

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2	yll

 

How to say star in Bosnian language

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3	zvijezda

 

How to say star in Belarusian language

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4	зорка

How to say star in Bulgarian language

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5	звезда

How to say star in Croatian language

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6	zvijezda

How to say star in Catalan language

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7	estrella

How to say star in Czech language

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8	hvězda

How to say star in Danish language

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9	stjerne

How to say star in Estonian language

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10	täht

How to say star in Dutch language

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11	ster

How to say star in Finnish language

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12	tähti

How to say star in Galician language

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13	estrela

How to say star in French language

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14	étoile

How to say star in Greek language |Greek words for death | star के लिए ग्रीक शब्द | Greek word for star | what is the greek word for star

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15	αστέρι [astéri]

How to say Star in Icelandic language | icelandic word for star

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16	Stjörnu

How to say star in German language | German word for star

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17	Stern [shtern]

How to say star in Irish language

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18	réalta [rail-ta]

How to say star in Hungarian language

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19	csillag

How to say star in Italian language

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20	stella

How to say in Romanian language

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21	stea

How to say star in Latvian language

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22	zvaigzne

How to say star in Lithuanian language

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23	žvaigždė

How to say Star in Macedonian language

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24	ѕвезда

How to say star in Norwegian language | Norwegian word for Star  |Star  in Norwegian

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25	stjerne

How to say star in Portuguese language

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26	Estrela

How to say star in Polish language

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27	gwiazda

How to say star in Maltese language

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28	stilla

How to say star in Yiddish language

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29	שטערן

How to say star in Welsh language

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30	seren

How to say star in Ukrainian language

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31	зірка [zirka]

How to say star in serbian language

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32	Звезда [Zvezda]

How to say star in Swedish language

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33	stjärna

 

How to say star in Slovak language

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34	hviezda

 

How to say star in Slovenian language

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35	zvezda

 

How to say star in Spanish language | spanish word for star

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35	estrella

 

How to say star in Russian language | Russian word for star | रूसी भाषा में star

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36	звезда [zvezda

 

How to say in Austronesian languages | ways to say Star in Austronesian languages

How to say star in Filipino language

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1	bituin

How to say star in Cebuano language

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2	nga bitoon

How to say star in Indonesian language

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3	bintang

How to say star in Malagasy language

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4	kintana

How to say star in Maori language

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5	whetu

How to say star in Malay language

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6	bintang

How to say star in Javanese language

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7	lintang

How to say Star in African languages | Ways to say star in African languages

How to say star in Somali language

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1	xiddiga

How to say star in Swahili language |

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2	nyota

How to say star in Yoruba language

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3	star

How to say star in Sesotho language

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4	naleli

How to say star in Igbo language

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5	kpakpando

How to say star in Hausa language

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6	star

How to say star in Chichewa language

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7	nyenyezi

How to say star in Afrikaans language | African word for Star

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8	ster

How to say star in Zulu language

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9	inkanyezi

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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, stella, étoile, and estoile.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /stɑː(ɹ)/
• (US) enPR: stär, IPA^(key): /stɑɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun[edit]

star (plural stars)

1. Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
3. (astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
4. (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, usually with four, five, or six points.
5. (acting) An actor in a leading role.

   Many Hollywood stars attended the launch party.

6. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.

   His teacher tells us he is a star pupil.

   • 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart; Avery Hopwood, “The Shadow of the Bat”, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 8:

     Star reporter, leg-man, cub, veteran gray in the trade—one and all they tried to pin the Bat like a caught butterfly to the front page of their respective journals—soon or late each gave up, beaten. He was news— […] —the brief, staccato recital of his career in the morgues of the great dailies grew longer and more incredible each day.

7. (printing) An asterisk (*) or symbol (★).

   • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714:

     Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R. For the first time on British Railways, so far as we are aware, a substantial timetable has been produced, not only without a single footnote but also devoid of all wearisome asterisks, stars, letter suffixes and other hieroglyphics.

8. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
9. 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.
10. (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one’s destiny.

    What’s in the stars for you today? Find out in our horoscope.

    • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v], page 112, column 2:

      But O malignant and ill-boading Starres, […]

    • Men bless their stars and call it luxury.
11. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.

    • 1852, Alfred Tennyson, “Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington”, in Maud, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, stanza 8, page 132:

      […] on whom […] / Lavish Honour shower’d all her stars, […]

12. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

Synonyms[edit]

• aster (obsolete)
• (astronomy): ✶ or ＊ (abbreviation), sun

Hypernyms[edit]

• (astronomy): celestial body

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

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• estoile
• étoile
• stella

Descendants[edit]

• → Finnish: stara
• → French: star
• → German: Star
• → Italian: star
• → Swahili: staa

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• Thesaurus:star

Verb[edit]

star (third-person singular simple present stars, present participle starring, simple past and past participle starred)

1. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.

   She starred in dozens of silent movies.

   • 1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major

     I was inundated with invitations; […] I felt, indeed, much as a great actor must when he goes ‘starring’ in the provinces.

2. (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.

   The show stars Calista Flockhart as a high-powered lawyer.

   • 2004, David W. Menefee, The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era, page 4:

     «What followed this decision was exactly what we had expected: Mr. Fox, realizing that the public was tiring of Theda Bara in vampire roles, announced that he would star her in a production of Romeo and Juliet,» she illustrated.

3. (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
4. (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.

   • ‘1742, [Edward Young], “Night the Ninth and Last. The Consolation. Containing, among Other Things, I. A Moral Survey of the Nocturnal Heavens. II. A Night-Address to the Deity. […]”, in The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality, London: […] [Samuel Richardson] for A[ndrew] Millar […], and R[obert] Dodsley […], published 1750, →OCLC, page 314:

     Thy gloomy Grandeurs (Natures moſt auguſt, / Inſpiring Aſpect!) claim a grateful Verſe; / And, like a ſable Curtain ſtarr’d with Gold, / Drawn o’er my Labours paſt, ſhall cloſe the Scene.

5. (intransitive) To shine like a star.

Synonyms[edit]

• (to mark with an asterisk): asterisk

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• astronomy
• black hole
• galaxy
• moon
• mullet
• planet
• red giant

Anagrams[edit]

• ‘rats, RAST, RATs, RTAs, TSRA, arts, arts., rats, sart, tars, tsar

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch star, from Old Dutch *star, from Proto-West Germanic *star, from Proto-Germanic *staraz.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /stɑr/
• Hyphenation: star
• Rhymes: -ɑr

Adjective[edit]

star (comparative starder, superlative starst)

1. stiff, frozen
2. rigid

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of star
uninflected	star
inflected	starre
comparative	starder
	positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial	star	starder	het starst het starste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	starre	stardere	starste
n. sing.	star	starder	starste
plural	starre	stardere	starste
definite	starre	stardere	starste
partitive	stars	starders	—

Derived terms[edit]

• halsstarrig
• starheid

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English star.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /staʁ/

Noun[edit]

star f (plural stars)

1. star (celebrity)

   Elle est devenue star. ― she’s become a star.

Derived terms[edit]

• stariser

Further reading[edit]

• “star”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams[edit]

• arts, rats, tsar

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English star.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈstar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: stàr

Noun[edit]

star f (invariable)

1. star (celebrity)

Anagrams[edit]

• stra-, tras-

Maltese[edit]

Root
s-t-r
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سِتار‎ (sitār).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /staːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Noun[edit]

star m (plural stari)

1. veil

   Synonym: (commoner) velu

Mirandese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin stāre.

Verb[edit]

star

1. to be (indicates a temporary state)

See also[edit]

• ser

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane)

1. alternative form of stare

Noun[edit]

star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of stær

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

star (first-person singular present stou, first-person singular preterite stive, past participle stado)

1. Obsolete spelling of estar

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English star.

Noun[edit]

star n (plural staruri)

1. star (famous person)

Declension[edit]

Sabir[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian stare (“to be”).

Verb[edit]

star

1. to be

References[edit]

• Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /stâr/

Adjective[edit]

stȁr (definite stȃrī, comparative stàrijī, Cyrillic spelling ста̏р)

1. old

   Antonym: mlad

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

• prastar

Further reading[edit]

• “star” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “star” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *starъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /stár/

Adjective[edit]

stȁr (comparative starȇjši, superlative nȁjstarȇjši)

1. old, aged

   Antonym: mlad

   Star sem dvajset let. ― I’m twenty years old.

Inflection[edit]

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	stàr	stára	stáro
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stàr ind stári def	stára	stáro
genitive	stárega	stáre	stárega
dative	stáremu	stári	stáremu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	stáro	stáro
locative	stárem	stári	stárem
instrumental	stárim	stáro	stárim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stára	stári	stári
genitive	stárih	stárih	stárih
dative	stárima	stárima	stárima
accusative	stára	stári	stári
locative	stárih	stárih	stárih
instrumental	stárima	stárima	stárima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stári	stáre	stára
genitive	stárih	stárih	stárih
dative	stárim	stárim	stárim
accusative	stáre	stáre	stára
locative	stárih	stárih	stárih
instrumental	stárimi	stárimi	stárimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms[edit]

• prestàr

Further reading[edit]

• “star”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Venetian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin stāre, present active infinitive of stō. Compare Italian stare.

Verb[edit]

star

1. (transitive) To stay or remain
2. (transitive) To live (somewhere)

Conjugation[edit]

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks. Inflections of ‘star‘ (v): (⇒ conjugate) stars v 3rd person singular starring v pres p starred v past starred v past p WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 star /stɑr/USA pronunciation   n., adj., v., starred, star•ring.  n. [countable] Astronomya hot, gaslike, bright body in space, such as the sun. any body in the sky, except the moon, that appears as a fixed point of light in the night sky:The evening star is really the planet Venus. AstrologyUsually, stars. [plural] a heavenly body, esp. a planet, thought of as having an influence on human affairs:Madame Fifi, what do the stars say about my chances for promotion? one’s fortune or success in relation to advancement or decline:Your star will rise someday. a figure having five or six points arranged around a center, sometimes used as an ornament, badge, award, etc.:The restaurant was awarded five stars. Show Business a famous or well-known actor, singer, etc., esp. one who plays the leading role in a production. a famous person in some art, profession, or field. Printingan asterisk. a white spot on the forehead of a horse. adj. [before a noun] famous, well-known, or distinguished:a star reporter. of or relating to a star or stars. v. Show Business to have or feature as a star:[~ + object]That old movie starred Rudolph Valentino. Show Business (of a performer) to appear as a star:[no object]Rudolf Valentino starred in that movie. [~ + object] to mark with a star or asterisk, as for special notice. Idioms Idioms see stars, to appear to see brilliant streaks of light before the eyes, as from a severe blow to the head. star•less, adj.  star•ry, adj., -ri•er, -ri•est:a brilliant starry sky. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 star (stär),USA pronunciation  n., adj., v., starred, star•ring.  n. Astronomyany of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. Astronomyany of the large, self-luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris, etc. Astronomyany heavenly body. Astrologya heavenly body, esp. a planet, considered as influencing humankind and events. a person’s destiny, fortune, temperament, etc., regarded as influenced and determined by the stars. a conventionalized figure usually having five or six points radiating from or disposed about a center. this figure used as an ornament, award, badge, mark of excellence, etc.:The movie was awarded three stars. Jewelry a gem having the star cut. the asterism in a crystal or a gemstone, as in a star sapphire. a crystal or a gemstone having such asterism. See star facet.  Printingan asterisk. Show Businessa person who is celebrated or distinguished in some art, profession, or other field. Show Businessa prominent actor, singer, or the like, esp. one who plays the leading role in a performance. Military[U.S. Mil.]See battle star.  Military[U.S. Navy.] a gold or bronze star worn on the ribbon of a decoration or medal to represent a second or subsequent award of the same decoration or medal. a silver star worn in place of five gold or bronze stars. a white spot on the forehead of a horse. Heraldry a mullet. make someone see stars, to deal someone a severe blow causing the illusion of brilliant streaks of light before the eyes:The blow on the head made him see stars, and the next thing he knew he was in the hospital. thank one’s lucky stars, to acknowledge one’s good fortune; be grateful:Instead of complaining about hospital bills she should thank her lucky stars she’s still alive.Also, thank one’s stars.  adj. celebrated, prominent, or distinguished; preeminent:a star basketball player; a star reporter. of or pertaining to a star or stars. v.t. to set with or as with stars; spangle. Show Businessto feature as a star:an old movie starring Rudolph Valentino. to mark with a star or asterisk, as for special notice. v.i. to shine as a star; be brilliant or prominent. Show Business(of a performer) to appear as a star:He starred in several productions of Shaw’s plays. bef. 900; Middle English sterre, Old English steorra; cognate with Old High German sterra; akin to Old High German sterno, Old Norse stjarna, Gothic stairno, Latin stella, Greek asté̄r, Sanskrit stṛ star′less, adj.  Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: star /stɑː/ n any of a vast number of celestial objects that are visible in the clear night sky as points of light a hot gaseous mass, such as the sun, that radiates energy, esp as light and infrared radiation, usually derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior, and in some cases as ultraviolet, radio waves, and X-rays. The surface temperature can range from about 2100 to 40 000°C (as modifier): a star catalogue Related adjective(s): astral, sidereal, stellar a celestial body, esp a planet, supposed to influence events, personalities, etc (plural) another name for horoscope an emblem shaped like a conventionalized star, usually with five or more points, often used as a symbol of rank, an award, etc a small white blaze on the forehead of an animal, esp a horse a distinguished or glamorous celebrity, often from the entertainment world (as modifier): star quality another word for asterisk see stars ⇒ to see or seem to see bright moving pinpoints of light, as from a blow on the head, increased blood pressure, etc vb (stars, starring, starred) (transitive) to mark or decorate with a star or stars to feature or be featured as a star: «Greed» starred Erich von Stroheim, Olivier starred in «Hamlet» Etymology: Old English steorra; related to Old Frisian stēra, Old Norse stjarna, German Stern, Latin stella ˈstarless adj ˈstarˌlike adj ‘star‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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