stjerne
Danish
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse stjarna (“star”), from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, cognate with Swedish stjärna, English star, German Stern, Dutch ster, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō). The word derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr, which is also the source of Latin stēlla, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr), ἄστρον (ástron), Sanskrit स्ता (stā́).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stjerne c (singular definite stjernen, plural indefinite stjerner)
- (astronomy) star (luminous celestial body)
- star, celebrity (a famous person)
- (geometry) star (a figure with more, typically 5-6, points)
- star (as a symbol for quality)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stjerne | stjernen | stjerner | stjernerne |
| genitive | stjernes | stjernens | stjerners | stjernernes |
References
[edit]- “stjerne” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Stjerne (person) from English star.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stjerne f or m (definite singular stjerna or stjernen, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)
- star (a luminous celestial body)
- Sku på stjernene!
- Look at the stars!
- star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)
- star (a quality rating symbol)
- star (a famous person, such as a film star, pop star, etc.)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “stjerne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- stjørna (pre-1901 (Landsmål))
- skjødna (dialectal, pronunciation of stjørna)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse stjarna; the meaning of "famous person" from English star.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stjerne f (definite singular stjerna, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)
- star (a celestial body)
- star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)
- star (a quality rating symbol)
- star (a famous person, such as a film star, pop star, etc.)
Derived terms
[edit]- davidsstjerne
- fiksstjerne
- filmstjerne
- popstjerne
- risstjerne
- stjernebilde
- stjernebilete
- stjerneblom
- stjernedyrking
- stjerneform
- stjerneglans
- stjerneglitter
- stjerneglobus
- stjernegris
- stjerneheim
- stjernehimmel
- stjernehop
- stjernehær
- stjerneidrett
- stjernekart
- stjernekikar
- stjernekikkar
- stjernekikert
- stjernekikkert
- stjerneskot
- stjerneskott
- stjernespekka
- stjernestøv
- stjerneteikn
- vandrestjerne
References
[edit]- “stjerne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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