estrela
See also: Estrela
Catalan
Noun
estrela f (plural estreles)
- (Valencia) Alternative form of estrella (“star”)
Further reading
- “estrela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “estrela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “estrela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “estrela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese estrela, strela (“star”), from Latin stēlla (“star”), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [es̺ˈtɾelɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
estrela f (plural estrelas)
- star (a luminous celestial body)
Derived terms
- estrela fugaz
- protoestrela
Related terms
- estelar
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- strela
Etymology
From Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Old Spanish estrella, Old Occitan stella and Old French estoile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺ˈtɾela/
Noun
estrela f
- star
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 112 (facsimile):
- a u(ir)gẽ eſtrela do mar
- the Virgin, star of the sea
- a u(ir)gẽ eſtrela do mar
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Descendants
Descendants
- Galician: estrela
- Portuguese: estrela, estrella
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: strela
- Kabuverdianu: strela
- Kristang: strela
- Saramaccan: teréja, teéja, teéa
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- estrella (obsolete)
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese estrela, strela (“star”), from Latin stēlla (“star”), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).
Cognate with Galician estrela, Spanish and Catalan estrella, Occitan estela, French étoile, Italian stella and Romanian stea. Doublet of Estela.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɾe.lɐ/, /esˈtɾe.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtɾe.lɐ/, /eʃˈtɾe.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtɾe.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾe.lɐ/
- Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la
Noun
estrela f (plural estrelas)
- star
- (astronomy) luminous celestial body
- (geometry) concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points
- celebrity (famous person)
Derived terms
- Estrela
- estrelar
- estrelato
- estrelado
Related terms
- estelar
Descendants
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: strela
- Kabuverdianu: strela
- Kristang: strela
- Saramaccan: teréja, teéja, teéa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɾɛ.lɐ/, /esˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/, /eʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtɾɛ.la/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
- Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la
Verb
estrela
- inflection of estrelar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
estrela on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt