different between sellar vs stellar

English

Adjective

sellar (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the sella turcica.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Rellas, allers

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sigill?re, present active infinitive of sigill?. Compare Spanish sellar, Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, Italian suggellare.

Verb

sellar (first-person singular indicative present sello, past participle selláu)

1. to seal (to place a seal on (a document))

Conjugation

Related terms

• sellu

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sigill?re, present active infinitive of sigill?. Compare Portuguese selar, Catalan segellar, French sceller, Italian suggellare. Cf. also the borrowed doublet sigilar.

Verb

sellar (first-person singular present sello, first-person singular preterite sellé, past participle sellado)

1. to stamp
2. to seal (place a seal on a document)
3. to seal (close with a seal or hermetically)
4. to terminate, finish, end

   Synonyms: concluir, poner fin

5. (Argentina, cooking) to seal (hotly fry or cook a piece of meat for a short time)

Conjugation

Related terms

• sello
• sellado
• sellador
• selladura
• tener los labios sellados

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin st?ll?ris.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?st?l?/
• (General American) enPR: st?l'?r, IPA^(key): /?st?l?/
• Rhymes: -?l?(?)
• Hyphenation: stel?lar

Adjective

stellar (comparative more stellar, superlative most stellar)

1. (astronomy, not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

   Synonyms: astral, starly

2. Heavenly.
3. (by extension) Exceptional.

   Synonym: wonderful

Derived terms

• stellar nursery

Translations

Anagrams

• Staller, staller

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st??la???/
• Rhymes: -a???

Adjective

stellar (not comparable)

1. stellar (relating to the stars)

Declension

Derived terms

• interstellar

Further reading

• “stellar” in Duden online