"Start" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Starts [plural]
Etymology: Topographic surname, from Old English steort (“tail, promontory”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|steort||tail, promontory}} Old English steort (“tail, promontory”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Start (plural Starts)
  1. A surname from Old English. Categories (topical): Buttons
    Sense id: en-Start-en-name-YeJQRBqa Disambiguation of Buttons: 50 50 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: Starts [plural]
Etymology: The verb start, with initial uppercase letter. Etymology templates: {{m|en|start}} start Head templates: {{en-noun}} Start (plural Starts)
  1. A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option. Categories (topical): Buttons Synonyms: start, START
    Sense id: en-Start-en-noun-dZzqr5EK Disambiguation of Buttons: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [German]

IPA: /ʃtaʁt/, /ʃtaːt/ Audio: De-at-Start.ogg [Austria], De-Start.ogg Forms: Startes [genitive], Starts [genitive], Starts [plural], Starte [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English start. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|start|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English start, {{bor+|de|en|start}} Borrowed from English start Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,s:e}} Start m (strong, genitive Startes or Starts, plural Starts or Starte)
  1. start (beginning of a project) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Start-de-noun-qF32562y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28
  2. start (beginning point of a race) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Start-de-noun-ak9oSssU Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28
  3. takeoff (begin of a flight) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Start-de-noun-cJxf2yMX Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Fehlstart, Raketenstart, Semesterstart Derived forms: starten Related terms: Starthilfe, Startkapital, Startknopf, Startlauf, Startrampe, Startschuss, Startseite, startbereit, am Start sein

Inflected forms

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