Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1817.stella on page 1817
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stēlla star
stēlla is a Latin Noun that primarily means star.
Definitions for stēlla
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
star, planet
English derivatives:
stellar constellation interstellar
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
A star (a term inc. the planets and other heavenly bodies); quinque ~ae, the recognized planets, i.e. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. (b) (transf.) a point of light in the centre of a jewel.
- 2
A constellation.
- 3
The shape of a star, a star-like formation. (b) a star-shaped instrument, component, etc.
Sentences with stēlla
Latin to English
Caelum prospexit stellis fulgentibus aptum.Compare She looked up at the sky studded with glittering stars.
Homo animus do ex ille sempiternus ignis, qui sidus et stella voco.Compare To man there was given a soul drawn from those everlasting fires, which you call constellations and stars.
Astrologus motus errans stella noto.Compare Astrologers have observed the motions of the planets (of the wandering stars).
Declension table for stēlla
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | stēlla | stēllae |
| Gen. | stēllae | stēllārum |
| Dat. | stēllae | stēllīs |
| Acc. | stēllam | stēllās |
| Abl. | stēllā | stēllīs |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 190.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1817.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "stēlla, stēllae (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/stella-stellae.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 190.stēlla, stēllae on page 190
