Etoile

/ɛˈtwɑːl/ noun

Definition

A star or star-shaped object; in textiles, a pattern featuring stars or star shapes.

Etymology

From French 'étoile' meaning 'star,' derived from Latin 'stella.' Used in English to describe both astronomical references and star-patterned designs.

Kelly Says

Fashion designers use 'étoile' patterns to evoke elegance and celestial themes—Stella McCartney even named her brand partly on the 'stella' root, which means the same thing in Latin!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብር
n-bir
ARالعربية
نجم
naj-m
BNবাংলা
তারা
tara
CACatalà
estrella
es-treh-ya
CSČeština
hvězda
hvez-da
DADansk
stjerne
stjerne
DEDeutsch
Stern
shtern
ELΕλληνικά
αστέρι
as-te-ri
ESEspañol
estrella
es-treh-ya
FAفارسی
ستاره
se-ta-reh
FISuomi
tähti
tah-ti
FRFrançais
étoile
etwɑːl
GUGU
તારા
taara
HAHA
ta'a
ta-a
HEעברית
כוכב
ko-khav
HIहिन्दी
तारा
taara
HUMagyar
csillag
chi-llagh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bintang
bin-tang
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
stella
steh-la
JA日本語
hoshi
KKKK
жұлдыз
juld-yz
KMKM
នល់
noh
KO한국어
byeol
MRMR
तारा
taara
MSBahasa Melayu
bintang
bin-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြယ်
kyae
NLNederlands
ster
ster
NONorsk
stjerne
stjerne
PAPA
ਤਾਰਾ
taara
PLPolski
gwiazda
gvee-zda
PTPortuguês
estrela
es-treh-la
RORomână
stea
stea
RUРусский
звезда
zvez-da
SVSvenska
stjärna
stjär-na
SWKiswahili
nyota
nyo-ta
TAதமிழ்
நட்சத்திரம்
nat-chat-thira-m
TEతెలుగు
నక్షత్రం
nak-shat-tram
THไทย
ดาว
dao
TLTL
bituin
bi-twein
TRTürkçe
yıldız
yıldız
UKУкраїнська
зірка
zhir-ka
URاردو
ستارہ
sit-a-ra
VITiếng Việt
sao
sao
YOYO
orun
orun
ZH中文
星星
xīngxīng
ZUZU
inkanyezi
in-ka-nye-zi

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