starn

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English sterne, starn, From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star). Doublet of star.

Noun

starn (plural starns)

  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A star.
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Etymology 2

From Old English stearn.

Noun

starn (plural starns)

  1. (UK, obsolete) The European starling.

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Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

starn

  1. (chiefly Northern) alternative form of sterne

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English steorrne, sterrne, sterne, starne, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (star), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (star).

Noun

starn (plural starns)

  1. star

Welsh

Alternative forms

ystarn, stern, ystern

Etymology

Borrowed from English stern.

Pronunciation

Noun

starn f or m (plural starnau, not mutable)

  1. (nautical) stern (rear part of a ship)
  2. (figurative) rear
    Synonym: pen-ôl

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of starn
radical soft nasal aspirate
starn unchanged unchanged unchanged

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “starn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies