stara

stara

See also: stará, starà, starā, šťára, starą, and стара

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠t̪ɑrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sta‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English star, with contamination from etymology 2.

Noun

stara

1. (informal) star, talented person

   Synonyms: taituri, tähti

2. (informal) star, leading actor

   Synonyms: tähti, tähtinäyttelijä

3. (informal) star, famous person

   Synonyms: julkimo, julkkis

Declension

Inflection of stara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		stara	starat
genitive		staran	starojen
partitive		staraa	staroja
illative		staraan	staroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		stara	starat
accusative	nom.	stara	starat
	gen.	staran
genitive		staran	starojen starainrare
partitive		staraa	staroja
inessive		starassa	staroissa
elative		starasta	staroista
illative		staraan	staroihin
adessive		staralla	staroilla
ablative		staralta	staroilta
allative		staralle	staroille
essive		starana	staroina
translative		staraksi	staroiksi
instructive		—	staroin
abessive		staratta	staroitta
comitative		—	staroineen

Possessive forms of stara (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	starani	staramme
2nd person	starasi	staranne
3rd person	staransa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian старик (starik).

Noun

stara

1. (Helsinki slang, dated) geezer, old man

Declension

Inflection of stara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		stara	starat
genitive		staran	starojen
partitive		staraa	staroja
illative		staraan	staroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		stara	starat
accusative	nom.	stara	starat
	gen.	staran
genitive		staran	starojen starainrare
partitive		staraa	staroja
inessive		starassa	staroissa
elative		starasta	staroista
illative		staraan	staroihin
adessive		staralla	staroilla
ablative		staralta	staroilta
allative		staralle	staroille
essive		starana	staroina
translative		staraksi	staroiksi
instructive		—	staroin
abessive		staratta	staroitta
comitative		—	staroineen

Possessive forms of stara (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	starani	staramme
2nd person	starasi	staranne
3rd person	staransa

Anagrams

• rasta, ratas, sarat

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaːra/
  • Rhymes: -aːra

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stara, from Proto-Germanic *starjaną.

Verb

stara

1. (intransitive) to stare

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• stara eins og naut á nývirki

Noun

stara

1. indefinite accusative singular of stari
2. indefinite dative singular of stari
3. indefinite genitive singular of stari
4. indefinite accusative plural of stari
5. indefinite genitive plural of stari

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Italian

Verb

stara

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

Anagrams

• -astra, sarta

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Latvian

Noun

stara f (4th declension)

1. leg (of trousers)

   Šo džinsu kreisajā starā ir caurums.

   The left leg of these jeans has a tear.

Declension

Declension of stara (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	stara	staras
accusative (akuzatīvs)	staru	staras
genitive (ģenitīvs)	staras	staru
dative (datīvs)	starai	starām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	staru	starām
locative (lokatīvs)	starā	starās
vocative (vokatīvs)	stara	staras

Noun

stara m

1. genitive singular form of stars

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstara]

Adjective

stara

1. feminine nominative singular of stary

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: sta‧ra

Etymology 1

From stary +‎ -a.

Noun

stara f (masculine stary)

1. (slang, derogatory) old lady (mother)
2. (slang, derogatory, literally) old lady
3. (slang, derogatory) old lady (wife)
4. (slang) female equivalent of stary (“boss”)
5. (slang) female equivalent of stary (“friend, dudette”)

Declension

Declension of stara

	singular	plural
nominative	stara	stare
genitive	starej	starych
dative	starej	starym
accusative	starą	stare
instrumental	starą	starymi
locative	starej	starych
vocative	stara	stare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

stara

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of stary

Verb

stara

1. third-person singular present of starać

Further reading

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

stara

1. inflection of star:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Verb

stara (Cyrillic spelling стара)

1. third-person singular present of starati

Noun

stȃra f (Cyrillic spelling ста̑ра)

1. old woman
2. (slang) mother, mum, mom

Declension

Declension of stara

	singular	plural
nominative	stara	stare
genitive	stare	starā
dative	staroj	starama
accusative	staru	stare
vocative	stara	stare
locative	staroj	starama
instrumental	starom	starama

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Swahili

Noun

stara (n class, plural stara)

1. Alternative form of sitara