שטערנדל
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
שטערן (shtern) + ־ל (-l). Compare German Sternlein.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
שטערנדל • (shterndl) n, plural שטערנדלעך (shterndlekh)
- Diminutive of שטערן (shtern): little star
- asterisk (*)
- (military) star (star-shaped ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honour)
- (mechanical engineering) sprocket wheel
- Synonym: ציינראָד (tseynrod)
- (botany) starwort, chickweed (Stellaria)
Usage notes edit
- The sense of "chickweed" is not attested in the CEYD; only "starwort".
Derived terms edit
- באַשטערנדלען (bashterndlen)
- מיט איין שטערנדל (mit eyn shterndl, “one-star”)
References edit
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “שטערנדל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “asterisk”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN