"stella" meaning in Latin

See stella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈsteːl.la] [Classical-Latin], [ˈstɛl.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *stērlā, diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₂eHs-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*stērlā}} Proto-Italic *stērlā, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₂stḗr}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Head templates: {{la-noun|stēlla<1>}} stēlla f (genitive stēllae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|stēlla<1>}} Forms: stēlla [canonical, feminine], stēllae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], stēlla [nominative, singular], stēllae [nominative, plural], stēllae [genitive, singular], stēllārum [genitive, plural], stēllae [dative, singular], stēllīs [dative, plural], stēllam [accusative, singular], stēllās [accusative, plural], stēllā [ablative, singular], stēllīs [ablative, plural], stēlla [singular, vocative], stēllae [plural, vocative], stēla [alternative]
  1. (literal) a star; (poetic) a constellation Tags: declension-1 Synonyms: astēr, astrum, sīdus
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-1hyEVrbk Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Astronomy Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 12 22 20 8 8 13 8 9 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 27 27 27 6 2 6 2 2
  2. (literal) a star; (poetic) a constellation
    a wandering star, a planet
    Tags: declension-1 Synonyms: astēr, astrum, sīdus, stēlla errāns
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-XNlrxScV Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Animals, Astronomy, Insects, Jewelry, Planets, Stars Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 9 10 1 3 19 3 19 3 1 18 2 1 1 2 1 1 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 0 4 21 1 21 1 0 20 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 66 12 1 2 5 2 4 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 12 22 20 8 8 13 8 9 Disambiguation of Animals: 4 63 6 3 3 12 4 4 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 27 27 27 6 2 6 2 2 Disambiguation of Insects: 3 72 7 3 3 3 4 4 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 5 23 23 5 9 21 7 6 Disambiguation of Planets: 9 65 12 3 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Stars: 21 31 23 10 2 8 2 3
  3. (literal) a star; (poetic) a constellation
    a meteor, a shooting star
    Tags: declension-1 Synonyms: astēr, astrum, sīdus
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-UxA8ushK Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Astronomy, Jewelry Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 12 22 20 8 8 13 8 9 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 27 27 27 6 2 6 2 2 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 5 23 23 5 9 21 7 6
  4. (transferred sense)
    a star shape, a figure of a star
    Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-siQCi94S Categories (other): Shapes Disambiguation of Shapes: 5 17 19 29 5 18 5 5
  5. (transferred sense)
    a bright point on a precious stone
    Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-UmXXG~T~
  6. (transferred sense)
    a starfish
    Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-l5HyrT-b Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Jewelry Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 12 22 20 8 8 13 8 9 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 5 23 23 5 9 21 7 6
  7. (transferred sense)
    a glowworm
    Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-pzPKLxQ7
  8. (transferred sense)
    a pupil of an eye
    Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-stella-la-noun-kA2qZLPR Categories (other): Eye Disambiguation of Eye: 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Stēlla, stēllāris, stēllātus, stēllifer, stēlliger, stēllimicāns, stēlliō, stēllō, stēllula Related terms: stēllāns, stēllāre, stēllātūra
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstɛl.la]",
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  ],
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      "word": "Stēlla"
    },
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      "word": "stēlliger"
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      "word": "stēllimicāns"
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      "word": "stēllula"
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      "word": "Stella"
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      "word": "Stella"
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      "word": "Stella"
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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          "word": "estela"
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          "lang_code": "oc",
          "word": "estiala"
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              "lang_code": "fr",
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              "word": "Estelle"
            }
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          "word": "Estela"
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      "word": "stella"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Estela"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Stella"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Volapük",
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      "word": "stel"
    }
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      "name": "root"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "la",
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        "3": "*h₂stḗr"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr",
      "name": "der"
    }
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      "form": "stēlla",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
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        "genitive"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "stēllae",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "stēllīs",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "stēllam",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "word": "stēllāns"
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    {
      "word": "stēllāre"
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      "word": "stēllātūra"
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      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "And who forbids me to speak about the stars, how each one rises and sets?",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.295–296",
          "text": "Quis vetat et stēllās, ut quaeque oriturque caditque, dīcere?",
          "translation": "And who forbids me to speak about the stars, how each one rises and sets?",
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        "a star; (poetic) a constellation"
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          "word": "astēr"
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        },
        {
          "word": "sīdus"
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      "glosses": [
        "a star; (poetic) a constellation",
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        "(literal) a star; (poetic) a constellation",
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          "word": "astēr"
        },
        {
          "word": "astrum"
        },
        {
          "word": "sīdus"
        },
        {
          "word": "stēlla errāns"
        }
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        "declension-1"
      ]
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        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
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      "glosses": [
        "a star; (poetic) a constellation",
        "a meteor, a shooting star"
      ],
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          "star"
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        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "a star shape, a figure of a star"
      ],
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          "figure"
        ]
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        "(transferred sense)",
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        "declension-1"
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        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bright point on a precious stone"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
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          "bright"
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          "point",
          "point"
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        [
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        "(transferred sense)",
        "a bright point on a precious stone"
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        "declension-1"
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      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
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      "glosses": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a glowworm"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "glowworm",
          "glowworm"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transferred sense)",
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        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
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        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a pupil of an eye"
      ],
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        [
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          "pupil"
        ],
        [
          "eye",
          "eye"
        ]
      ],
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        "a pupil of an eye"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsteːl.la]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈstɛl.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stella"
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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