Schtar
Limburgish
Alternative forms
- sjtar (Veldeke spelling)
- Schtär, Schtärn, Schtäär (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)
- Star, Staar, Stär (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Northwest of the Panningen-line)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).
Cognates
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtaʁ/
- Rhymes: -aʁ
Noun
Schtar m (plural Schtare̩, diminutive Schtäre̩ke̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky
- (astronomy) a star; the actual celestial body
- (geometry, heraldry) a star, a mullet, or anything that resembles such an object
- a star; symbol used as a rating, e.g. for hotels, movies, etc.
- (printing, often in the diminutive) an asterisk (*)
- (figuratively) a star, starlet, celebrity, something or somebody popular
Synonyms
- (star, celestial body): Pingke̩r (Heerlen and Waubach)