Stella
See also: stella, -stella, and -stellä
English
Etymology
From Latin stēlla (“star”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛlə/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlə
Proper noun
Stella
- A female given name from Latin.
- 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 91 ("Girls' Names")
- What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star,
- 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 91 ("Girls' Names")
- Ellipsis of Stella Artois., a brand of beer; or a serving of such.
- I'm going to have a few Stellas tonight
- 2006, “Sheila”, performed by Jamie T:
- Sheila goes out with her mate Stella / It gets poured all over her fella
- A town in South Africa.
- A village in Missouri.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A town in Wisconsin.
- A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ1763). [1]
- (US, numismatics) A gold coin with a face value of $4.00 proposed for use in the United States in the 19th century.
Related terms
- stella
- Stella Maris
Translations
female given name
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Noun
Stella (plural Stellas)
- (Jamaica, slang, derogatory) A black woman who visits Jamaica as a sex tourist; named after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998).
- Coordinate term: milk bottle
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- 2018, Bianca C. Williams, The Pursuit of Happiness, Duke University Press, →ISBN:
- They often come thinking that Jamaican women are not going to like them, because they have heard from others in the United States that Jamaican women have a bad attitude and are upset that these “Stellas” are taking all of their men.
References
- Ordnance Survey
Anagrams
- all set, sallet
Danish
Etymology
From Latin stella.
Proper noun
Stella
- a female given name
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin stella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛ.laː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Stel‧la
- Rhymes: -ɛlaː
Proper noun
Stella f
- a female given name from Latin
Estonian
Etymology
From Latin stella.
Proper noun
Stella
- a female given name
Faroese
Proper noun
Stella f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Stella: Stelluson
- daughter of Stella: Stelludóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Stella |
Accusative | Stellu |
Dative | Stellu |
Genitive | Stellu |
German
Etymology
From Latin stella.
Proper noun
Stella
- a female given name
Icelandic
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin stella (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɛlːa/
- Rhymes: -ɛlːa
- Homophone: stella
Proper noun
Stella f
- a female given name
- A female nickname
- (colloquial) Stella Artois beer
Usage notes
As a nickname, this name is frequently used for women with various unrelated and dissimilar given names.
Declension
declension of Stella
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Stella | Stellan | Stellur | Stellurnar |
accusative | Stellu | Stelluna | Stellur | Stellurnar |
dative | Stellu | Stellunni | Stellum | Stellunum |
genitive | Stellu | Stellunnar | Stella | Stellanna |
Italian
Etymology
From Latin stella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstel.la/
- Rhymes: -ella
- Hyphenation: Stél‧la
Proper noun
Stella f
- a female given name
- A commune of Liguria
- A river in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Anagrams
- stalle
Latin
Etymology
From stēlla (“star”).
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsteːl.la/, [ˈs̠t̪eːlːʲä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstel.la/, [ˈst̪ɛlːä]
Proper noun
Stēlla m sg (genitive Stēllae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Arruntius Stella, a Roman senator
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Stēlla |
Genitive | Stēllae |
Dative | Stēllae |
Accusative | Stēllam |
Ablative | Stēllā |
Vocative | Stēlla |
References
- Stella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin stella. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1857.
Proper noun
Stella c (genitive Stellas)
- a female given name