different between spa vs star

English

Etymology 1

The term is derived from the name of the Belgian town of Spa, where since medieval times illnesses caused by iron deficiency were treated by drinking chalybeate (iron-bearing) spring water. In 16^th century England the old Roman ideas of medicinal bathing were revived at towns like Bath, and in 1571 William Slingsby who had been to the Belgian town (which he called Spaw) discovered a chalybeate spring in Yorkshire. He built an enclosed well at what became known as Harrogate, the first resort in England for drinking medicinal waters, then in 1596 Dr. Timothy Bright called the resort The English Spaw, beginning the use of the word Spa as a generic description rather than as the place name of the Belgian town. At first this term referred specifically to resorts for water drinking rather than bathing, but this distinction was gradually lost and many spas offer external remedies.

There are various stories about the origin of the name. A Belgian spring of iron-bearing water was called Espa from the Walloon term for "fountain", and was used in 1326 as a cure by an iron master with such success that he founded a health resort that developed into the town, though it has been suggested that this term may be derived from the name of the resort. Some have suggested that the town's name can be ultimately sourced from Latin spargere (“to scatter, sprinkle, or moisten”), though this derivation is problematic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sp??/
  • (UK, obsolete) IPA^(key): /?sp??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sp?/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?sp??/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

spa (plural spas)

1. A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.
2. A trendy or fashionable resort.
3. A health club.
4. A hot tub.

Synonyms

• health club
• resort

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• caldarium
• pump room

Etymology 2

Shortened form of spastic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spæ/

Noun

spa (plural spas)

1. (Ireland, slang) A clumsy person (see spastic)
2. (Ireland, slang) An idiot
3. (Ireland, slang) A gobshite

Anagrams

• APS, APs, ASP, PAS, PAs, PSA, Pas, Psa., SAP, asp, pas, s.ap., sap

Dutch

Etymology 1

From earlier spade, from Middle Dutch spade, from Old Dutch *spado, from Proto-Germanic *spadô.

Alternative forms

• spade

Noun

spa m (plural spaden, diminutive spaatje n)

1. spade

Etymology 2

From the Spa brand of mineral water, which originates from the Belgian town of Spa. The compound spawater is attested as early as the 17th century, however.

Noun

spa m (plural spa's, diminutive spaatje n)

1. mineral water

Etymology 3

From earlier spade, from Middle Dutch spade, from Old Dutch *sp?di, from Proto-Germanic *sp?diz. Cognate with German spät.

Alternative forms

• spade

Adjective

spa (comparative spader, superlative spaadst)

1. (obsolete) late

Inflection

Synonyms

• laat

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• spada
• spade

Etymology

From the noun spade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp??/

Verb

spa (present tense spar, past tense spadde, past participle spadd or spadt, present participle spadande, imperative spa)

1. to use a spade or shovel, to dig, to shovel

References

• “spa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spa/

Noun

spa f (plural spe)

1. sword

Portuguese

Noun

spa m (plural spas)

1. spa (health resort near a spring)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English spa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es?pa/, [es?pa]

Noun

spa f (plural spas)

1. spa

   Synonym: balneario

English

Etymology

From Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra (“star”), from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *stern? (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?st?r (“star”). Doublet of aster.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /st??(?)/
• (US) enPR: stär, IPA^(key): /st??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

star (plural stars)

1. Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.
3. (astronomy) A luminous celestial body, made up of plasma (particularly hydrogen and helium) and having a spherical shape. Depending on context the sun may or may not be included.
4. (geometry) A concave polygon with regular, pointy protrusions and indentations, generally with five or six points.
5. (acting) An actor in a leading role.

6. An exceptionally talented or famous person, often in a specific field; a celebrity.
7. (printing) An asterisk (*).
8. A symbol used to rate hotels, films, etc. with a higher number of stars denoting better quality.
9. A simple dance, or part of a dance, where a group of four dancers each put their right or left hand in the middle and turn around in a circle. You call them right-hand stars or left-hand stars, depending on the hand which is in the middle.
10. (astrology) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny.
    • Men bless their stars and call it luxury.
11. A star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour.
12. A composition of combustible matter used in the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding in the air, presents a starlike appearance.

Synonyms

• aster (obsolete)
• (astronomy): * (abbreviation), sun

Hypernyms

• (astronomy): celestial body

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

• estoile
• étoile
• stella

Descendants

• ? French: star
• ? German: Star
• ? Italian: star

Translations

See star/translations § Noun.

See also

• Thesaurus:star

Verb

star (third-person singular simple present stars, present participle starring, simple past and past participle starred)

1. (intransitive) To appear as a featured performer or headliner, especially in an entertainment program.

2. (transitive) To feature (a performer or a headliner), especially in a movie or an entertainment program.
3. (transitive) To mark with a star or asterisk.
4. (transitive) To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle.
5. (intransitive) To shine like a star.

Synonyms

• (to mark with an asterisk): asterisk

Translations

See also

• astronomy
• black hole
• galaxy
• moon
• mullet
• planet
• red giant

Anagrams

• 'rats, RAST, RATs, RTAs, TSRA, arts, arts., rats, sart, tars, tsar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch star, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *staraz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?r

Adjective

star (comparative starder, superlative starst)

1. stiff, frozen
2. rigid

Inflection

Related terms

• halsstarrig

French

Etymology

From English star.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta?/

Noun

star f (plural stars)

1. star (celebrity)

   Elle est devenue star. - she's become a star.

Derived terms

• stariser

Further reading

• “star” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• arts, rats, tsar

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English star.

Noun

star f (invariable)

1. star (celebrity)

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (sit?r).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta?r/
• Rhymes: -a?r

Noun

star m (plural stari)

1. veil

   Synonym: (commoner) velu

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin st?re.

Verb

star

1. to be (indicates a temporary state)

See also

• ser

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane)

1. alternative form of stare

Noun

star m (definite singular staren, indefinite plural starar, definite plural starane)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by stær

Portuguese

Verb

star (first-person singular present indicative stou, past participle stado)

1. Obsolete spelling of estar

Sabir

Etymology

From Italian stare (“to be”).

Verb

star

1. to be

References

• Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *star?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stâr/

Adjective

st?r (definite st?r?, comparative stàrij?, Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. old

Declension

Derived terms

• prastar

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *star?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stár/

Adjective

st?r (comparative star?jši, superlative n?jstar?jši)

1. old, aged

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Antonyms

• mlad

Derived terms

• prestàr

Further reading

• “star”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin st?re, present active infinitive of st?. Compare Italian stare

Verb

star

1. (transitive) To stay or remain
2. (transitive) To live (somewhere)

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.