Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme created by the Bermuda Onion Blog and now hosted at Elza Reads where you can share new words that you’ve encountered, or spotlight words you love!
The word that has caught my eye this week is......

I’ve just finished the Benjamin Cross novel Colony which I can only describe as Jurassic Park on Ice and in the book there are a bunch of soldiers and the head soldier is addressed as Starshyna ( I believe it is also spelled Starshina).
I’ve never heard this word before and despite its military heritage I think it has a lovely ring to it.
I found this definition on Wikipedia
I need this book
ReplyDeleteYou do!
DeleteYou are good! I would have assumed it was a made up word and not have looked it up. I love the sound of it, too. 😊
ReplyDeleteIt has a lovely ring to it!
DeleteIt sounds like a name to me, actually it would be a good character name.😁
ReplyDeleteIt’s kinda spacey, I could see it in a space opera!
DeleteHi Heather! I also thought it was actually a name! Wha ha ha!! Good for you for digging deeper. So glad you are enjoying WWW so much! I'll have a new one up next week, but please feel free to do it weekly if you want to!
ReplyDeletePS: I'll attach my Six Degrees of Separation post for you, think you are going to love it.
Elza Reads
It’s great fun, every book I read at the minute seems to have new words to me!
DeleteSo, would I be Starshyna Nance? I like that. Perhaps I will enlist.
ReplyDeleteYou would indeed!
DeleteOh! First time that I’m seeing this meme.. which I gotta say, I quite like the idea.
ReplyDeleteDespice not being my thing, describing something as « jurasic park on ice » just seems so cool 😂
I definately agree with you that Starshyna does sounds good.. i wouldn’t had guessed it was a military title ! As other as said, it sounds like a name - or even a « loving name » in the same vein as dear or darling.
Kristina @ Books-and-dachshunds
I does sound like a term of endearment doesn’t it! My starshyna!
DeleteOoh Jurassic Park on ice? This is getting added to wishlist right now!
ReplyDeleteIt’s a good read!
DeleteStarshyna looks and sounds a lot better than company sergeant major !
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does!
DeleteGood one!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteInteresting! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome!
DeleteWhat a great choice of word - never heard or seen it used before so thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLynn :D
Thanks Lynn!
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