stēlla

stēlla uit.-lat. Stern

Alternative forms stēla (late, attested in Anonymous Valesianus II)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *stērlā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Can be considered an assimilated version of *stērla, a diminutive form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsteːl.la/, [ˈs̠t̪eːlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈstel.la/, [ˈst̪ɛlːä]

Noun

stēlla f (genitive stēllae); first declension

1. (literal) a star; (poetic) a constellation [ quotations ▼] [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: astēr, astrum, sīdus

1. 1. a wandering star, a planet [ synonym ▲]

      Synonym: stēlla errāns

   2. a meteor, a shooting star
2. (transferred sense)
   1. a star shape, a figure of a star
   2. a bright point on a precious stone
   3. a starfish
   4. a glowworm
   5. a pupil of an eye

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stēlla	stēllae
Genitive	stēllae	stēllārum
Dative	stēllae	stēllīs
Accusative	stēllam	stēllās
Ablative	stēllā	stēllīs
Vocative	stēlla	stēllae