starling en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/ (General-American)
- [ˈstɑːlɪŋ] (Received-Pronunciation)
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- [ˈstɑɹlɪŋ] (General-American)
- /ˈstɑːlɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ster- Proto-Indo-European *ster-os Proto-Germanic *staraz Proto-West Germanic *star Old English stær Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Old English stærling Middle English starling English starling From Middle English starling, sterling, sterlinge, from Old English stærling, from stær (“starling”) + -ling (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch sterlinck (“starling”).
Meanings
- A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
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A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds. ▸ The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.
Vast flights of starlings, fleeing the racket, beat across the sky at high speed, like Squall-clouds,— Evening at Noon-tide.
1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 52, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part Two: America, page 501:
- A fish, rock trout (Hexagrammos spp.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sterling | alternative | lexicographic | |
| starlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hyponyms
pied starling · babbling starling · rose-coloured starling · New Zealand starling · violet-backed starling · amethyst starling · spotless starling · rosy starling · plum-coloured starling · plumcoloured starling · plum-colored starling · European starling · rose-colored starling · chestnut-tailed starling · common starling
Synonyms
boregat · European starling · bodieron · stare
Translations (96)
es estornino (bird) · sk škorec (bird) · smj sterra (bird) · ba сыйырсыҡ (bird) · af spreeu (bird) · br tred (bird) · oc estornèl (bird) · smn kottarâš (bird) · be шпак (bird) · uk шпак (bird) · ro graur (bird) · eu arabazozo (bird) · eo sturno (bird) · fur sturnel (bird) · et kuldnokk (bird) · ca estornell (bird) · fy protter (bird) · nds Spree (bird) · arz زرزور (bird) · sh čvórak (bird) · bg скоре́ц (bird) · ota سار (bird) · lt varnėnas (bird) · cs špaček (bird) · mk сколовра́нец (bird) · tk sar (bird) · pt estorninho (bird) · fo stari (bird) · hsb škórc (bird) · kmr reşêlek (bird) · crh sıyırcıq (bird) · ce алкханч (bird) · fa سار (bird) · nrf étourné (bird) · jv jalak (bird) · nl spreeuw (bird) · el ψαρόνι (bird) · kw troos (bird) · kmr zerzûr (bird) · cy drudwen (bird) · sc sturru grandinau (bird) · ar زُرْزُور (bird) · sq gargull (bird) · ru скворе́ц (bird) · id jalak (bird) · ota چكركه قوشی (bird) · kmr alik (bird) · ka შოშია (bird) · ota صیغیرجق (bird) · cmn 椋鳥 /椋鸟 (bird) · tl martines (bird) · tr sığırcık (bird) · alt сыгырчык (bird) · hy սարյակ (bird) · lb Spréif (bird) · da stær (bird) · vec strioło (bird) · et künnirästas (bird) · is stari (bird) · gd druid (bird) · de Star (bird) · fi kottarainen (bird) · bn শালিক (bird) · hu seregély (bird) · nb stær (bird) · ang stær (bird) · fr étourneau (bird) · sc istùrulu campinu (bird) · lld storno (bird) · mt sturnell (bird) · pl szpak (bird) · it storno (bird) · nn star (bird) · sl škorec (bird) · ota زرزور (bird) · ast estornín (bird) · mi tāringi (bird) · vo sturnod (bird) · nrf êtourné (bird) · os сауцъиу (bird) · ga druid (bird) · tly шор (bird) · nn stare (bird) · lv mājas strazds (bird) · la sturnus (bird) · grc ψάρ (bird) · sh чво́рак (bird) · he זַרְזִיר (bird) · dsb škórc (bird) · se stárra (bird) · sq shturë (bird) · gl estorniño (bird) · fa ساری (bird) · rm sturnel (bird) · ja 椋鳥 (bird) · sv stare (bird)