Morgenstern
See also: morgenstern and morgenštern
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German morgenstern, from Old High German morganstern. Equivalent to Morgen + Stern.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Morgenstern m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Morgensterns or (with an article) Morgenstern, feminine genitive Morgenstern, plural Morgensterns)
- a surname
Noun edit
Morgenstern m (strong, genitive Morgensternes or Morgensterns, plural Morgensterne)
- (astronomy) morning star (Mercury or Venus)
- morning star (weapon)
Declension edit
Declension of Morgenstern [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Morgenstern | die | Morgensterne |
genitive | eines | des | Morgensternes, Morgensterns | der | Morgensterne |
dative | einem | dem | Morgenstern, Morgensterne1 | den | Morgensternen |
accusative | einen | den | Morgenstern | die | Morgensterne |
1Now rare, see notes.
Descendants edit
- → Czech: morgenštern
- → English: morgenstern
- → Polish: morgensztern
- → Russian: моргенштерн (morgenštern)
- → Armenian: մորգենշտերն (morgenštern)
- → Ukrainian: моргенштерн (morhenštern)
Further reading edit
- “Morgenstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Morgenstern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Morgenstern” in Duden online