barnstar

English

noun

Definitions

A decorative painted object or image, often in the shape of a five-pointed star but occasionally in a circular wagon-wheel style, used to adorn a barn.
(WMF jargon) An image posted on a wiki user's personal page by another user, as an informal award or form of recognition.

Etymology

Compound from English barn + English star (celestial body).

Origin

English

star

Gloss

celestial body

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Eurostar English
Gold Star English
Stargateverse English
Wolfstar English
antistar English
astar English
attobarn English
barn English
barn door English
barnboard English
barnburner English
barndoor English
barnfloor English
barnful English
barnie English
barnless English
barnlike English
barnraising English
barnstorm English
barnwood English
barnyard English
bestar English
bistar English
blazingstar English
bluestar English
boson star English
brittle star English
carbarn English
costar English
daystar English
death star English
dwarf star English
earthstar English
embarn English
faxed star English
femtobarn English
gold star English
haybarn English
housebarn English
imbarn English
kilobarn English
lodestar English
low mass star English
megabarn English
megastar English
microbarn English
millibarn English
nanobarn English
nanostar English
nonstar English
orphan star English
picobarn English
playbarn English
protostar English
pseudostar English
quasistar English
radio star English
rockstar English
sea star English
sea-star English
seastar English
semistar English
show barn English
soapstar English
star English
star city English
star sign English
star-city English
star-crossed English
starbase English
starbath English
starbathe English
starbirth English
starboy English
starburst English
starcast English
starcraft English
starcruiser English
stardate English
stardock English
stardom English
stardrift English
stardrive English
stardust English
stareater English
starfaring English
starfield English
starfighter English
starfilled English
starfish English
starflower English
starfrontlet English
starfruit English
starfuck English
starfucker English
starfucking English
stargate English
stargaze English
stargazer English
starhood English
starless English
starlet English
starlight English
starlike English
starliner English
starlit English
starlore English
starly English
starmaker English
starmaking English
starman English
starmatter English
starmonger English
starnose English
starport English
starproof English
starred English
starrer English
starrish English
starry English
starscape English
starshade English
starshine English
starship English
starsnout English
starspot English
starstone English
starstuff English
starthistle English
starthroat English
startracker English
starviolet English
starward English
starwards English
starweed English
starwheel English
starwort English
substar English
superstar English
tristar English
unstar English
wandering star English
wanderstar English
zeptobarn English
stara Finnish
barn Italian
star Italian
star French
*h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European
スター Japanese
bern Middle English
sterre Middle English
stjarna Old Norse
स्टार Hindi
staa Swahili
스타 Korean
sta Tok Pisin
stari Sranan Tongo