stärling

  • 11starling — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stærlinc, from stær starling + ling, linc ling; akin to Old High German stara starling, Latin sturnus Date: before 12th century any of a family (Sturnidae, especially genus Sturnus) of usually dark …

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  • 12starling — [OE] Starling is a diminutive form. The original Old English name of the bird was stær, which together with German star, Swedish stare, and Danish stær goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *staraz. This was related to Latin sturnus ‘starling’ …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 13starling — UK [ˈstɑː(r)lɪŋ] / US [ˈstɑrlɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms starling : singular starling plural starlings a small European bird with dark shiny feathers …

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  • 14starling — [OE] Starling is a diminutive form. The original Old English name of the bird was stær, which together with German star, Swedish stare, and Danish stær goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *staraz. This was related to Latin sturnus ‘starling’ …

    Word origins

  • 15starling — Rock Rock, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. [1913 Webster] Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. Sir …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16starling — star|ling [ˈsta:lıŋ US ˈsta:r ] n [: Old English; Origin: stArlinc, from stAr starling + linc ling ] a common bird with shiny black feathers that lives especially in cities …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17starling — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)lɪŋ[/t]] starlings N COUNT A starling is a very common bird with greenish black feathers covered in pale spots which is found in Europe and North America. Starlings often fly around in large groups …

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  • 18starling — starling1 noun a gregarious songbird typically having dark lustrous or iridescent plumage. [Sturnus vulgaris and other species, family Sturnidae.] Origin OE stærlinc, from stær starling (of Gmc origin) + ling. starling2 noun a wooden pile erected …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19starling — star•ling [[t]ˈstɑr lɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) orn a stocky, medium sized Eurasian songbird, Sturnus vulgaris, of the family Sturnidae, with iridescent black plumage, seasonally speckled: now established in North America, Australasia, and other parts of the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20starling — lytlauža statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Aštri nuožulni upės vagoje esančios tilto atramos priešsrovinės dalies briauna arba specialus polių ar gelžbetonio statinys prieš atramą ledo lytims per ledonešį laužyti ir nukreipti …

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