different between starn vs stary

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English sterne, starn, From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *stern? (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r (“star”).

Noun

starn (plural starns)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) A star.

References

• The Dictionary of the Scots Language

Etymology 2

Noun

starn (plural starns)

1. (Britain, dialect) The European starling.

Anagrams

• ranst, rants, snart, tRNAs, tarns, trans, trans*, trans-, trans., trnas

Middle English

Noun

starn

1. (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of sterne

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English steorrne, sterrne, sterne, starne, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *stern? (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r (“star”).

Noun

starn (plural starns)

1. star

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