Abendstern

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Abendstern (plural Abendsterns)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abendstern”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
• Forebears

German

Mond und Abendstern — Moon and evening star

Etymology

From Middle High German ābentsterne, from Old High German ābandsterno. Equivalent to Abend (“evening”) +‎ Stern (“star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaːbn̩tˌʃtɛʁn]

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Noun

Abendstern m (strong, genitive Abendsternes or Abendsterns, plural Abendsterne)

1. (astronomy) evening star; the planet Venus as seen in the western sky in the evening
2. (astronomy) evening star; any star (or planet, anciently thought to be a star) seen in the evening, especially the planets Mercury and Jupiter

Declension

Declension of Abendstern [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Abendstern	die	Abendsterne
genitive	eines	des	Abendsternes, Abendsterns	der	Abendsterne
dative	einem	dem	Abendstern, Abendsterne1	den	Abendsternen
accusative	einen	den	Abendstern	die	Abendsterne

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• Morgenstern
• Sterne am Abendhimmel (“stars (seen) in the evening sky”)
• Venus

Related terms

• Sterne am Morgenhimmel (“stars (seen) in the (early) morning sky”)
• Venus

Further reading

• “Abendstern” in Duden online