# estrela
## Catalan
### Noun

estrela f (plural estreles)
* (Valencia) Alternative form of estrella (“star”)

### Further reading

* “estrela” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “estrela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “estrela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “estrela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈtɾela/ [es̺ˈt̪ɾe.lɐ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ela
* Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese estrela, strela (“star”), from Latin stēlla (“star”), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).

#### Noun

estrela f (plural estrelas)
* star (a luminous celestial body)

##### Derived terms

* estrela fugaz
* protoestrela

##### Related terms

* estelar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

estrela
* inflection of estrelar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* strela

### Etymology

From Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Old Spanish estrella, Old Occitan stella and Old French estoile.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /es̺ˈtɾela/

### Noun

estrela f (plural estrelas)
* star
** 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 112 (facsimile):
    a u(ir)gẽ eſtrela do mar
       the Virgin, star of the sea

#### Descendants

* Galician: estrela
* Portuguese: estrela, estrella (pre-reform)
** Guinea-Bissau Creole: strela
** Kabuverdianu: strela
** Kristang: strela
** Saramaccan: teréja, teéja, teéa

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* estrella (pre-reform)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estrela / strela, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of Estela.
Cognate with Catalan estrella, French étoile, Galician estrela, Italian stella, Occitan estela, Romanian stea and Spanish estrella.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɾe.lɐ/, /esˈtɾe.lɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɾe.lɐ/, /esˈtɾe.lɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈtɾe.lɐ/, /eʃˈtɾe.lɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈtɾe.la/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈtɾe.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -elɐ
* Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

#### Noun

estrela f (plural estrelas)
* (astronomy) star (apparently fixed star that has its own light and heat)
* star (any celestial body)
** 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Mudança [A New Home]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives]‎, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 15:Saciado, cahiu de papo para cima, olhando as estrellas, que vinham nascendo.Satisfied, he fell belly-up, looking at the stars, which were coming up.
* star (radiated figure suggesting a star)
* blaze (white spot on the forehead of horses or other animals)
* kite (paper toy in the shape of a celestial body)
    Synonyms: papagaio, pipa
* (figuratively) luck (supposed influence (positive or negative) of a celestial body on a person's destiny)
    Synonym: sorte
* (figuratively) guide (person who stands out in a certain activity and who serves as a reference for other people)
    Synonym: guia
* (figuratively) star (person who becomes notable in cinema, theater, music, etc.)
* (military) rank insignia (insignia representing hierarchical distinction used on military uniforms)
* rating (classification sign (by number) of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, etc.)
* (uncommon) asterisk (star-shaped graphic sign)
    Synonym: asterisco

##### Derived terms

* estrelato m
* estrelismo m

##### Related terms

* estelar
* estrelado
* Estrela f
* estrelar

##### Descendants

* Guinea-Bissau Creole: strela
* Kabuverdianu: strela
* Kristang: strela
* Saramaccan: teréja, teéja, teéa

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɾɛ.lɐ/, /esˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈtɾɛ.lɐ/, /esˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/, /eʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈtɾɛ.la/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈtɾɛ.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
* Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

#### Verb

estrela
* inflection of estrelar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “estrela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “estrela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025