How do you pronounce starn?

The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɑɹn/.

Where does starn come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

starn

/stˈɑɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: starn
IPA: /stˈɑɹn/

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Meaning

noun

A star.

noun

The European starling.

British usage; Obsolete

name

A surname

Etymology

From Middle English sterne, starn, From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Doublet of star.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sterne, stjarna, *sternǭ, *h₂stḗr, stearn

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

starns (plural)

Derived Forms

starnie

Rhymes With

barn darn yarn arne carne arn karn carn garn harn varn tarn

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