interestelar

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-lbor.

Galician inter-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrder.

Proto-Italic *stērlā

Latin stēlla

Latin stellarislbor.

Galician estelar

Galician interestelar

From inter- + estelar.

Adjective

interestelar m or f (plural interestelares)

1. interstellar

Related terms

• estrela

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-lbor.

Portuguese inter-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrder.

Proto-Italic *stērlā

Latin stēlla

Latin stēllārisbor.

Portuguese estelar

Portuguese interestelar

From inter- + estelar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾ.is.teˈlaʁ/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.is.teˈlah], /ˌĩ.teɾ.es.teˈlaʁ/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.es.teˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾ.is.teˈlaʁ/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.is.teˈlah], /ˌĩ.teɾ.es.teˈlaʁ/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.es.teˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾ.is.teˈlaɾ/, /ˌĩ.teɾ.es.teˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾ.iʃ.teˈlaʁ/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.iʃ.teˈlaχ], /ˌĩ.teɾ.eʃ.teˈlaʁ/ [ˌĩ.teɾ.eʃ.teˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾ.is.teˈlaɻ/, /ˌĩ.teɾ.es.teˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɛ.ɾɨʃ.tɨˈlaɾ/, /ĩ.tɛɾʃ.tɨˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɛ.ɾɨʃ.tɨˈlaɾ/, /ĩ.tɛɾʃ.tɨˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɛ.ɾɨʃ.tɨˈla.ɾi/, /ĩ.tɛɾʃ.tɨˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧te‧lar

Adjective

interestelar m or f (plural interestelares, not comparable)

1. interstellar (between or among stars)

Further reading

• “interestelar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér

Proto-Italic *n̥ter

Latin inter

Latin inter-lbor.

Spanish inter-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrder.

Proto-Italic *stērlā

Latin stēlla

Latin stellārisbor.

Spanish estelar

Spanish interestelar

From inter- + estelar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteɾesteˈlaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪e.ɾes.t̪eˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: in‧te‧res‧te‧lar

Adjective

interestelar m or f (masculine and feminine plural interestelares)

1. interstellar (between or among stars)

Further reading

• “interestelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025