Kilo Lingo

star

/stɑː/

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Translation

A small bright point of light that you see in the sky at night.

Word origin

From Old English steorra, the common Germanic word for a star.

Origin
Old English
Root
steorra

Grammar

Gender
Pluralstars

Examples

bright shone .

"Star" is one point of light in the night sky.

thousands .

"Stars" is the plural, meaning more than one star.

.

Here "star" tells us what kind of thing the sun is.

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This word is part of lesson 10.