žvaigždutė

Lithuanian

Žvaigždutės (2) - Rating stars
Žvaigždutė (3) - Asterisk
Žvaigždutė (4) - Sprocket

Etymology

From žvaigždė (star) + -utė (diminutive suffix).

Range of senses comparable to Russian звёздочка (zvjózdočka).

Noun

žvaigždùtė f (plural žvaigždùtės) stress pattern 2

  1. Diminutive of žvaigždė: small star
    • 1911, Zigmas Gaidamavičius-Gėlė, Nuotrupos III [Fragments III]:
      Žvaigždutė žiba danguje... Žvaigždute, kam tu švieti?
      A little star shines in the sky... Star, why do you shine?
  2. star (rating symbol)
    penkių žvaigždučių viešbutisfive-star hotel
    žvaigždučių įvertinimasstar rating
  3. asterisk (the symbol *)
    Synonym: asteriskas
  4. sprocket (a toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain)
    Coordinate terms: krumpliaratis (gear), grandininė pavara (chain drive)

Declension

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