isteddu

Sardinian

Etymology

With a shift in gender, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr, derived from the root *h₂eh₁s- (“to burn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /isˈteɖɖu/

Noun

isteddu m (plural isteddos)

  1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) star
    Synonyms: istella, (Logudorese, archaic) istrella
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