Star
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English
Noun
star, plural stars
- A luminous celestial body, made up of gases (particularly hydrogen and helium), forming a sphere. Thousands of stars are visible in the night sky. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
- Figurative a person or thing held as a positive example. A star athlete.
- A celebrity or noteworthy performer.
Translations
- Albanian: yll
- Breton: steredenn f -où (1,3), stered collective noun -enn singular f (1)
- Catalan: estrella f, estel m
- Chinese: 星
- Czech: hvězda f
- Dutch: ster f (1, 2, 3); vedette (3) m,f
- Esperanto: stelo
- Estonian: täht
- Finnish: tähti (1, 2, 3), huippu (2)
- French: étoile f, astre (1), vedette f, star m,f(3)
- Frisian: stjer (1,3)
- German: Stern m (1), Star m (3)
- Greek: (aster, astir, Anc.), αστέρι n (asteri, Mod.)
- Guarani: mbyja (1)
- Hebrew : כוכב
- Icelandic: stjarna (1,3)
- Indonesian: bintang (1,3)
- Interlingua: stella (1,2,3)
- Italian: stella f
- Japanese: 星 (ほし, hoshi), 恒星 (こうせい, kousei) (1)
- Korean: 별 (byeol)
- Latin: stella f
- Persian: ستاره (setareh)
- Polish: gwiazda f
- Portuguese: estrela f (1,2,3); astro m (2,3)
- Romanian: stea f
- Romanica: stella f
- Russian: звезда f
- Slovak: hviezda f
- Slovene: zvezda f
- Spanish: estrella f
- Swedish: stjärna c (1,2,3)
- Tupinambá: îasytatá (1)
Verb
star, present participle starring, past and past participle starred
- Appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program; see (3) above.
Translations
- Interlingua: tener le rolo principal
- Portuguese: estrelar
Derived terms
- neutron star
- starfish
- starry
- starry-eyed
- star-crossed
- starman
- stellar
- superstar
See Also
- astronomy
- black hole
- galaxy
- planet
- moon
- red giant
Dutch
Adjective
star
German
Noun
Star m
- Disease which causes cataract, leucoma.
- Small bird with dark feathers, which imitates other birds' voices, starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Translations
- English: leucoma (1), starling (2)
- Latin: Sturnus vulgaris (2)
- Persian: سرطان خون (saratane khun) (1), سار (saar) (2)
- Polish: zaćma f (1), bielmo n (1), szpak m (2)
