estrella

Inherited from Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla).

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʎa/ [es̪ˈt̪ɾe.ʎa]
• Rhymes: -eʎa
• Syllabification: es‧tre‧lla

estrella f (plural estrelles)

1. star

• estrela (Valencia)

Borrowed from Spanish estrella.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈtɾe.ʎə], [əsˈtɾɛ.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈtɾə.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [asˈtɾe.ʎa]

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estrella f (plural estrelles)

1. star

   Synonym: estel

• “estrella”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “estrella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “estrella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• estreilla

Inherited from Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla).

estrella f

1. star

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• Pallabreiru Llïonés

From Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾeʎa/

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.

• Ladino: estreya
• Spanish: estrella, Estrella (see there for further descendants)

estrella f (plural estrellas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of estrela.
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Mudança [A New Home]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 15:

     Saciado, cahiu de papo para cima, olhando as estrellas, que vinham nascendo.

     Satisfied, he fell belly-up, looking at the stars, which were coming up.

estrella

1. inflection of estrellar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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• Syllabification: es‧tre‧lla

Inherited from Old Spanish estrella (compare Galician estrela, Portuguese estrela and Catalan estrella), from Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

estrella f (plural estrellas)

1. star (celestial body)

   Synonym: astro

2. star (geometry)
3. star (most important person in e.g. a film)
4. (heraldry) mullet, star

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

estrella

1. inflection of estrellar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “estrella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024