starling

Meaning

1. A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
2. A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
3. An enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together, before any work or structure as a protection against the wash of the waves, commonly used to protects the piers of a bridge.
4. One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.
5. A fish, rock trout (Hexagrammos spp.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.

Synonyms

common starling

breakwater

star

⭐

stare

European starling

European Starling

Translations

Star

étourneau

spreeuw

storno

estornino

estornell

ψαρόνι

estorninho

sturnus

stornello

estornèl

Sturnus

sığırcık

blanche-raie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɑɹ.lɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: starling

Inherited from Old English: stærling

Cognate with Middle Dutch: sterlinck

In summary

From Middle English starling, sterling, sterlinge, from Old English stærling, from stær (“starling”) + -ling (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch sterlinck (“starling”).