# stara
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠tɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: sta‧ra

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

stara (informal)
* star, talented person
    Synonyms: taituri, tähti
* star, leading actor
    Synonyms: tähti, tähtinäyttelijä
* star, famous person
    Synonyms: julkimo, julkkis

##### Declension

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

* superstara

#### Further reading

* “1. stara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian старик (starik).

#### Noun

stara (dated)
* (Helsinki slang) geezer, old man

##### Declension

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

* “2. stara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* rasta, ratas, sarat

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstaːra/
** Rhymes: -aːra

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

stara
* (intransitive) to stare

##### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

##### Derived terms

* stara eins og naut á nývirki

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

stara
* indefinite accusative singular of stari
* indefinite dative singular of stari
* indefinite genitive singular of stari
* indefinite accusative plural of stari
* indefinite genitive plural of stari

## Italian
### Verb

stara
* inflection of starare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* -astra, sarta

## Latvian
### Noun

stara f (4th declension)
* leg (of trousers)
    Šo džinsu kreisajā starā ir caurums.The left leg of these jeans has a tear.
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#### Declension
### Noun

stara m
* genitive singular of stars

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈstara]

### Adjective

stara
* feminine nominative singular of stary

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstɑ.rɑ/

### Noun

stara
* 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)
* to stare

#### 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: /ˈsta.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ara
* Syllabification: sta‧ra
* Homophone: Stara

### Etymology 1

From stary +‎ -a.

#### Adjective

stara
* feminine nominative/vocative singular of stary

#### Noun

stara f (male equivalent stary)
* (nominalized, colloquial, expressive) female equivalent of stary (“old lady”) (mother)
* (nominalized, colloquial, expressive, literally) female equivalent of stary (“old lady”)
* (nominalized, colloquial, expressive) female equivalent of stary (“old lady”) (wife)
* (nominalized, colloquial, expressive) female equivalent of stary (“friend, dudette”)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

stara
* 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
* inflection of star:
** feminine nominative/vocative singular
** indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
** indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
** neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

### Verb

stara (Cyrillic spelling стара)
* third-person singular present of starati

### Noun

stȃra f (Cyrillic spelling ста̑ра)
* old woman
* (slang) mother, mum, mom

#### Declension
## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

stara class IX (plural stara class X)
* Alternative form of sitara