ster

Meaning

  1. (feminine) star (celestial body)
  2. (feminine,historical) any luminous astronomical or meteorological phenomenon
  3. (feminine) a concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points
  4. (feminine) an asterisk (*). (often used in the diminutive: sterretje)
  5. (Netherlands,feminine) short advertisement

Synonyms

Zevengesternte

stEr

zespuntige ster

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/stɛr/
Etymology

From Middle Dutch sterre, sterne, from Old Dutch sterro, sterno, from Proto-West Germanic *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

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