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estrella.

star (celestial body)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈtɾeʝa/[esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa]/esˈtɾeʝa/[esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa]
  1. star (celestial body)

    feminine
  2. star (shape)

    feminine
  3. star (most important person in e.g. a film)

    feminine
  4. mullet, star

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrder. Proto-Italic *stērlā Latin stēlla Old Spanish estrella Spanish estrella Inherited from Old Spanish estrella, from Latin stēlla, probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla. Cognate with Asturian estrella, Catalan estrella, Galician estrela, and Portuguese estrela.

verb/esˈtɾeʝa/[esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa]/esˈtɾeʝa/[esˈt̪ɾe.ʝa]
  1. inflection of estrellar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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