English

Proper noun

Estrella

1. A female given name

Asturian

Noun

estrella f ‎(plural estrelles)

1. star

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish estrella, from Latin stēlla. Compare estel.

Noun

estrella f ‎(plural estrelles)

1. star

Related terms

• estel

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin stēlla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

estrella f (plural estrellas)

1. star
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v. a.

     Sõnaua q̃ el ſol. e la luna. E .xj. eſtrellas me adorauan.

     I dreamt that the sun, then the moon, then eleven stars worshiped me.

   • Idem, f. 77v. b.

     alli luego guio el eſtrella alos tres reyes magos que uinjeron de orient.

     there the star later guided the Three Wise Men that came from the east.

Derived terms

• estrellero m

Descendants

• Ladino: estreya (Latin spelling)
• Spanish: estrella
  • Catalan: estrella, estrela
  • Isthmus Zapotec: streya
  • Tagalog: estrelya

Portuguese

Noun

estrella f (plural estrellas)

1. Superseded spelling of estrela.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾe.ʎa/
  • IPA^(key): [e̞sˈtɾe̞.ʎa]
• (ll-y neutralization) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾe.ʝa/
  • IPA^(key): [e̞sˈtɾe̞.ja]

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish estrella (compare Galician estrela, Portuguese estrela and Catalan estrella, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

estrella f ‎(plural estrellas)

1. star (celestial body)
2. star (star-shaped thing)
3. star (most important person in e.g. a film)
4. (heraldry) mullet, star

Synonyms

• astro m

Derived terms

• estrella fugaz f
• estrellar verb
• ir de estrella verb
• nacer con estrella verb

Related terms

• estelar
• estrellar

Etymology 2

Verb

estrella

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of estrellar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of estrellar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of estrellar.