stara

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠tɑ̝rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sta‧ra
  • Hyphenation(key): sta‧ra

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from English star, with contamination from stara (etymology 2).

    Noun

    stara (informal)

    1. star, talented person
      Synonyms: taituri, tähti
    2. star, leading actor
      Synonyms: tähti, tähtinäyttelijä
    3. star, famous person
      Synonyms: julkimo, julkkis
    Declension
    Inflection of stara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    nominative stara starat
    genitive staran starojen
    partitive staraa staroja
    illative staraan staroihin
    singular plural
    nominative stara starat
    accusative nom. stara starat
    gen. staran
    genitive staran starojen
    starain rare
    partitive staraa staroja
    inessive starassa staroissa
    elative starasta staroista
    illative staraan staroihin
    adessive staralla staroilla
    ablative staralta staroilta
    allative staralle staroille
    essive starana staroina
    translative staraksi staroiksi
    abessive staratta staroitta
    instructive staroin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of stara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative starani starani
    accusative nom. starani starani
    gen. starani
    genitive starani starojeni
    staraini rare
    partitive staraani starojani
    inessive starassani staroissani
    elative starastani staroistani
    illative staraani staroihini
    adessive starallani staroillani
    ablative staraltani staroiltani
    allative staralleni staroilleni
    essive staranani staroinani
    translative starakseni staroikseni
    abessive starattani staroittani
    instructive
    comitative staroineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative starasi starasi
    accusative nom. starasi starasi
    gen. starasi
    genitive starasi starojesi
    staraisi rare
    partitive staraasi starojasi
    inessive starassasi staroissasi
    elative starastasi staroistasi
    illative staraasi staroihisi
    adessive starallasi staroillasi
    ablative staraltasi staroiltasi
    allative starallesi staroillesi
    essive staranasi staroinasi
    translative staraksesi staroiksesi
    abessive starattasi staroittasi
    instructive
    comitative staroinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative staramme staramme
    accusative nom. staramme staramme
    gen. staramme
    genitive staramme starojemme
    staraimme rare
    partitive staraamme starojamme
    inessive starassamme staroissamme
    elative starastamme staroistamme
    illative staraamme staroihimme
    adessive starallamme staroillamme
    ablative staraltamme staroiltamme
    allative starallemme staroillemme
    essive staranamme staroinamme
    translative staraksemme staroiksemme
    abessive starattamme staroittamme
    instructive
    comitative staroinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative staranne staranne
    accusative nom. staranne staranne
    gen. staranne
    genitive staranne starojenne
    starainne rare
    partitive staraanne starojanne
    inessive starassanne staroissanne
    elative starastanne staroistanne
    illative staraanne staroihinne
    adessive starallanne staroillanne
    ablative staraltanne staroiltanne
    allative starallenne staroillenne
    essive starananne staroinanne
    translative staraksenne staroiksenne
    abessive starattanne staroittanne
    instructive
    comitative staroinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative staransa staransa
    accusative nom. staransa staransa
    gen. staransa
    genitive staransa starojensa
    starainsa rare
    partitive staraansa starojaan
    starojansa
    inessive starassaan
    starassansa
    staroissaan
    staroissansa
    elative starastaan
    starastansa
    staroistaan
    staroistansa
    illative staraansa staroihinsa
    adessive starallaan
    starallansa
    staroillaan
    staroillansa
    ablative staraltaan
    staraltansa
    staroiltaan
    staroiltansa
    allative staralleen
    starallensa
    staroilleen
    staroillensa
    essive staranaan
    staranansa
    staroinaan
    staroinansa
    translative starakseen
    staraksensa
    staroikseen
    staroiksensa
    abessive starattaan
    starattansa
    staroittaan
    staroittansa
    instructive
    comitative staroineen
    staroinensa
    Derived terms
    compounds

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Russian старик (starik).

      Noun

      stara (dated)

      1. (Helsinki slang) geezer, old man
      Declension
      Inflection of stara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
      nominative stara starat
      genitive staran starojen
      partitive staraa staroja
      illative staraan staroihin
      singular plural
      nominative stara starat
      accusative nom. stara starat
      gen. staran
      genitive staran starojen
      starain rare
      partitive staraa staroja
      inessive starassa staroissa
      elative starasta staroista
      illative staraan staroihin
      adessive staralla staroilla
      ablative staralta staroilta
      allative staralle staroille
      essive starana staroina
      translative staraksi staroiksi
      abessive staratta staroitta
      instructive staroin
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of stara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative starani starani
      accusative nom. starani starani
      gen. starani
      genitive starani starojeni
      staraini rare
      partitive staraani starojani
      inessive starassani staroissani
      elative starastani staroistani
      illative staraani staroihini
      adessive starallani staroillani
      ablative staraltani staroiltani
      allative staralleni staroilleni
      essive staranani staroinani
      translative starakseni staroikseni
      abessive starattani staroittani
      instructive
      comitative staroineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative starasi starasi
      accusative nom. starasi starasi
      gen. starasi
      genitive starasi starojesi
      staraisi rare
      partitive staraasi starojasi
      inessive starassasi staroissasi
      elative starastasi staroistasi
      illative staraasi staroihisi
      adessive starallasi staroillasi
      ablative staraltasi staroiltasi
      allative starallesi staroillesi
      essive staranasi staroinasi
      translative staraksesi staroiksesi
      abessive starattasi staroittasi
      instructive
      comitative staroinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative staramme staramme
      accusative nom. staramme staramme
      gen. staramme
      genitive staramme starojemme
      staraimme rare
      partitive staraamme starojamme
      inessive starassamme staroissamme
      elative starastamme staroistamme
      illative staraamme staroihimme
      adessive starallamme staroillamme
      ablative staraltamme staroiltamme
      allative starallemme staroillemme
      essive staranamme staroinamme
      translative staraksemme staroiksemme
      abessive starattamme staroittamme
      instructive
      comitative staroinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative staranne staranne
      accusative nom. staranne staranne
      gen. staranne
      genitive staranne starojenne
      starainne rare
      partitive staraanne starojanne
      inessive starassanne staroissanne
      elative starastanne staroistanne
      illative staraanne staroihinne
      adessive starallanne staroillanne
      ablative staraltanne staroiltanne
      allative starallenne staroillenne
      essive starananne staroinanne
      translative staraksenne staroiksenne
      abessive starattanne staroittanne
      instructive
      comitative staroinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative staransa staransa
      accusative nom. staransa staransa
      gen. staransa
      genitive staransa starojensa
      starainsa rare
      partitive staraansa starojaan
      starojansa
      inessive starassaan
      starassansa
      staroissaan
      staroissansa
      elative starastaan
      starastansa
      staroistaan
      staroistansa
      illative staraansa staroihinsa
      adessive starallaan
      starallansa
      staroillaan
      staroillansa
      ablative staraltaan
      staraltansa
      staroiltaan
      staroiltansa
      allative staralleen
      starallensa
      staroilleen
      staroillensa
      essive staranaan
      staranansa
      staroinaan
      staroinansa
      translative starakseen
      staraksensa
      staroikseen
      staroiksensa
      abessive starattaan
      starattansa
      staroittaan
      staroittansa
      instructive
      comitative staroineen
      staroinensa

      Further reading

      Anagrams

      Icelandic

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈstaːra/
        • Rhymes: -aːra

      Etymology 1

      From Old Norse stara, from Proto-Germanic *starjaną.

      Verb

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      stara

      1. (intransitive) to stare
      Conjugation

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      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      stara

      1. indefinite accusative singular of stari
      2. indefinite dative singular of stari
      3. indefinite genitive singular of stari
      4. indefinite accusative plural of stari
      5. indefinite genitive plural of stari

      Italian

      Verb

      stara

      1. inflection of starare:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Anagrams

      Latvian

      Noun

      stara f (4th declension)

      1. leg (of trousers)
        Šo džinsu kreisajā starā ir caurums.
        The left leg of these jeans has a tear.

      Declension

      Declension of stara (4th)
      singular
      (vienskaitlis)
      plural
      (daudzskaitlis)
      nominative stara staras
      genitive staras staru
      dative starai starām
      accusative staru staras
      instrumental staru starām
      locative starā starās
      vocative stara staras

      Noun

      stara m

      1. genitive singular of stars

      Lower Sorbian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈstara]

      Adjective

      stara

      1. feminine nominative singular of stary

      Old English

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.rɑ/
      • Rhymes: -ara

      Noun

      stara

      1. genitive plural of stær

      Old Norse

      Etymology

      From Proto-Germanic *starāną (to gaze, observe). Cognate with Old English starian (modern English stare).

      Verb

      stara (singular past indicative starði, plural past indicative stǫrðu, past participle starat)

      1. to stare

      Conjugation

      Conjugation of stara — active (weak class 3)
      infinitive stara
      present participle starandi
      past participle staraðr
      indicative subjunctive
      present past present past
      1st person singular stari starða stara sterða
      2nd person singular starir starðir starir sterðir
      3rd person singular starir starði stari sterði
      1st person plural starum stǫrðum starim sterðim
      2nd person plural starið stǫrðuð starið sterðið
      3rd person plural stara stǫrðu stari sterði
      imperative present
      2nd person singular star
      1st person plural starum
      2nd person plural starið
      Conjugation of stara — mediopassive (weak class 3)
      infinitive starask
      present participle starandisk
      past participle starazk
      indicative subjunctive
      present past present past
      1st person singular starumk stǫrðumk starumk sterðumk
      2nd person singular starisk starðisk starisk sterðisk
      3rd person singular starisk starðisk starisk sterðisk
      1st person plural starumsk stǫrðumsk starimsk sterðimsk
      2nd person plural starizk stǫrðuzk starizk sterðizk
      3rd person plural starask stǫrðusk starisk sterðisk
      imperative present
      2nd person singular starsk
      1st person plural starumsk
      2nd person plural starizk

      Descendants

      • Icelandic: stara
      • Faroese: stara
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: stara

      Further reading

      • Richard Cleasby; Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874), “stara”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press

      Polish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈsta.ra/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -ara
      • Syllabification: sta‧ra
      • Homophone: Stara

      Etymology 1

      From stary +‎ -a.

      Adjective

      stara

      1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of stary

      Noun

      stara f (male equivalent stary)

      1. (nominalized, colloquial, expressive) female equivalent of stary (old lady) (mother)
      2. (nominalized, colloquial, expressive, literally) female equivalent of stary (old lady)
      3. (nominalized, colloquial, expressive) female equivalent of stary (old lady) (wife)
      4. (nominalized, colloquial, expressive) female equivalent of stary (friend, dudette)
      Declension

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      stara

      1. third-person singular present of starać

      Further reading

      • stara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • stara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Serbo-Croatian

      Adjective

      stara (Cyrillic spelling стара)

      1. inflection of star:
        1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
        2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
        3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
        4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

      Verb

      stara (Cyrillic spelling стара)

      1. third-person singular present of starati

      Noun

      stȃra f (Cyrillic spelling ста̑ра)

      1. old woman
      2. (slang) mother, mum, mom

      Declension

      Declension of stara
      singular plural
      nominative stara stare
      genitive stare starā
      dative staroj starama
      accusative staru stare
      vocative stara stare
      locative staroj starama
      instrumental starom starama

      Swahili

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      stara class IX (plural stara class X)

      1. alternative form of sitara