ster

See also: stêr, Stèr, and -ster

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ster, from Middle Dutch sterne, sterre, from Old Dutch sterno, sterro, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

ster (plural sterre, diminutive sterretjie)

  1. star

Breton

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *ster, from Proto-Celtic *sterā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

ster f (singulative sterenn)

  1. stars
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

ster m (plural sterioù)

  1. sense, meaning

Etymology 3

Noun

ster m (plural sterioù)

  1. stere

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sterā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

ster f (singulative steren)

  1. stars

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sterre, sterne, from Old Dutch sterro, sterno, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ster
  • Rhymes: -ɛr

Noun

ster f (plural sterren, diminutive sterretje n)

  1. star
  2. (historical, otherwise archaic) any luminous astronomical or meteorological phenomenon
  3. star (person)
    1. one who excels in something
    2. celebrity
  4. (television) short advertisement

Derived terms

Descendants

Anagrams


Polish

Etymology

From German Steuer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛr/
  • (file)

Noun

ster m inan

  1. helm, steering apparatus of a ship
  2. rudder
  3. yoke, control wheel of an aircraft
  4. control surface of an aircraft

Declension


Scots

Etymology

From Old English steorra, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

ster

  1. a star

Synonyms

  • sternie (diminutive)
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