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stara

//ˈsta.ra//
Polishadjnounverb

Grammatical form

stara is the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of stary — “old (of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years)”.

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stara is the third-person singular present form of starać — “to attempt, to try (to make efforts to do or achieve)”.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of stary (“old lady”) (mother)
  2. 2.
    female equivalent of stary (“old lady”)
  3. 3.
    female equivalent of stary (“old lady”) (wife)
  4. 4.
    female equivalent of stary (“friend, dudette”)

Etymology

From stary + -a.

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