No. 6,767 in Catalan

stella

"Stella" is not a Catalan word; it is Latin or Italian, meaning "star."

In a sentence

La Stella és una noia molt amable.
Stella is a very kind girl.
In this sentence, 'Stella' is used as a proper noun, serving as the name of the subject.
El telescopi pot veure una stella molt llunyana.
The telescope can see a very distant star.
Here, 'stella' refers to a star, used as a common noun to describe an astronomical object.
Van nomenar Stella al seu vaixell nou.
They named their new boat Stella.
In this context, 'Stella' is used as a given name chosen for a ship.

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