stjerne
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
- stjærne (obsolete)
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)
- 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.