estela

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Galician

Roman era estela of Crecente

Etymology 1

From Late Latin astella, from astla, from Latin assula. Compare Spanish astilla.

Pronunciation

Noun

estela f (plural estelas)

  1. splinter
    Synonym: racha
  2. billet, sliver
    Synonyms: acha, cavaco
  3. lath
    Synonym: ripa

Etymology 2

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin stēla, from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē).

Pronunciation

Noun

estela f (plural estelas)

  1. stela

References

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈte.lɔ/
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Noun

estela f (plural estelas)

  1. star (celestial body)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtela/
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  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: es‧te‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin aestuāria, inflected form of aestuārium (“tidal basin, agitation of water”), from aestus (“tide”).

Noun

estela f (plural estelas)

  1. wake (track left behind a boat)
  2. slipstream
  3. trail, contrail
  4. stela (monument)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

estela

  1. third-person singular imperative of estar combined with la

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