Danish edit

Etymology edit

From vandre (to wander) +‎ stjerne (star), as opposed to fiksstjerne. Calque of German Wandelstern, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs, wanderer, planet).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vandrəstjɛrnə/, [ˈʋɑnd̥ʁɐˌsd̥jaɐ̯nə]

Noun edit

vandrestjerne c (singular definite vandrestjernen, plural indefinite vandrestjerner)

  1. (astronomy, obsolete) planet

Declension edit