different between snary vs stary

English

Etymology

snare +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sn???i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Adjective

snary (comparative more snary, superlative most snary)

1. Resembling, or consisting of, snares; tending to entangle; insidious.

   • Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.

Anagrams

• N-rays, Ryans, yarns

English

Etymology

stare +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st??.??/

Adjective

stary (comparative starier, superlative stariest)

1. Alternative spelling of starey
   • 1980, Stephen King, The Mist

     Buddy Eagleton was ahead of Reppler and he turned to run, his eyes wide and stary.

Anagrams

• T-rays, artsy, satyr, stray, trays, yrast

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *star?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?star?/

Adjective

stary (comparative staršy, superlative nejstaršy)

1. old

   Antonyms: m?ody, nowy

   • 1998, Erwin Hannusch, chapter 1, Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bautzen: Domowina Verlag, ?ISBN, page 20:

Declension

Derived terms

• starjejšej (“parents”)

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *star?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sta.r?/

Adjective

stary (comparative starszy, superlative najstarszy, adverb staro)

1. old

Declension

Antonyms

• m?ody
• nowy

Derived terms

• staro??

Noun

stary m pers (feminine stara)

1. (slang, derogatory) father
2. (slang, derogatory) old man
3. (slang, derogatory) husband
4. (slang) boss
5. (slang) friend

Declension

Further reading

• stary in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• stary in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *star?.

Adjective

stary

1. old

Declension