Popstar

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English pop star, equivalent to Pop (“pop”) +‎ Star (“star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔpˌstaːɐ̯], [ˈpɔpˌʃtaːɐ̯]

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• Hyphenation: Pop‧star

Noun

Popstar m (strong, genitive Popstars, plural Popstars)

1. pop star

Usage notes

• The Suffix -in usually creates the female form for many nouns for living beings. However, this is not always the case when the term is borrowed from another language. In case of "Popstar" the female form is "weiblicher Popstar".

Declension

Declension of Popstar [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Popstar	die	Popstars
genitive	eines	des	Popstars	der	Popstars
dative	einem	dem	Popstar	den	Popstars
accusative	einen	den	Popstar	die	Popstars

Hypernyms

• Musikstar

Related terms

• Popmusik, Popsänger
• Filmstar

Further reading

• “Popstar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Popstar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Popstar” in Duden online