Portuguese

Proper noun

Estrela

1. Estrela (municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Galician

Noun

estrela f ‎(plural estrelas)

1. 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 Provençal stella and Old French estoile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺ˈtɾela/

Noun

estrela f

1. star
   • 13th century, attributed to 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

Descendants

Portuguese

estrelas

Etymology

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 estrella, Catalan estrella, Occitan estela, French étoile, Italian stella and Romanian stea.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/, /iʃˈtɾelɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈtɾelɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

Noun

estrela f (plural estrelas)

1. star (a luminous celestial body)
2. (geometry) star
3. a celebrity.

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: stréla
• Malaccan Creole Portuguese: strela
• Papiamentu: strea
• Saramaccan: teréja, teéja, teéa