Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German stërne, stërn, from Old High German sterno, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, *sternô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

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שטערן (shternm, plural שטערן (shtern), diminutive שטערנדל (shterndl)

  1. star

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic *stirniju.

Noun

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שטערן (shternm, plural שטערנס (shterns)

  1. forehead

Etymology 3

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From Middle High German stœren, from Old High German stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan (to destroy, disturb).

Verb

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שטערן (shtern) (past participle געשטערט (geshtert))

  1. to hinder, to prevent, to obstruct
Conjugation
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