ster

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

• IPA^(key): /stɛr/

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ster (plural sterre, diminutive sterretjie)

1. star

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːr/

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

ster f (singulative sterenn)

1. stars

• stered

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ster m (plural sterioù)

1. sense, meaning

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ster m (plural sterioù)

1. stere

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

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [stɛːr]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [steːr]

ster f (singulative steren)

1. stars

• IPA^(key): /stɛr/

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• Hyphenation: ster
• Rhymes: -ɛr

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

ster f (plural sterren, diminutive sterretje n)

1. star (celestial body)
2. (historical, otherwise archaic) any luminous astronomical or meteorological phenomenon
3. (geometry) a concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points
4. (printing) an asterisk (*). (often used in the diminutive: sterretje)
5. (television, Netherlands) short advertisement

• Afrikaans: ster
• Negerhollands: ster
• → Indonesian: seter

Possibly a calque of French étoile, from French étoile Michelin.

ster f (plural sterren, diminutive sterretje n)

1. a symbol used to rate restaurants, hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality

Calque of English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).

ster m or f (plural sterren, diminutive sterretje n)

1. star (person)
   1. one who excels in something
   2. celebrity

• erts, rest

Unknown, probably from Dutch sterkst (“strongest”), sterk (“strong”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈstɛr/ [ˈst̪ɛr]
• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Syllabification: ster

ster (plural ster-ster)

1. (chess, colloquial) queen: the most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally

   Synonyms: menteri, ratu

ster

1. alternative form of steer

ster

1. alternative form of stere (“rudder, control”)

ster

1. alternative form of sterre

stēr n

1. alternative form of stǣr

Borrowed from German Steuer.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛr/

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• Rhymes: -ɛr
• Syllabification: ster

ster m inan

1. (nautical) helm (steering apparatus of a ship)
2. (nautical) rudder
3. yoke (control wheel of an aircraft)
4. (aeronautics) control surface (of an aircraft)
5. (figuratively) management

   Synonyms: zarządzanie, kierowanie

• ster in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ster in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French stère.

ster m (plural steri)

1. cubic metre

From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra.

ster

1. a star

• sternie (diminutive)