julestjernen

Danish

Etymology

From Danish jul + stjerne + en.

Noun

julestjernen

1. (literally) the Christmas star.
2. (Christianity) star of Bethlehem.

   From Sonjas sang til julestjernen:

   Julestjernen, kom til mig! Du har forvoldt sorg og smerte.

   Christmas star, come to me! You have caused grief and suffering.

Usage notes

According to Den Danske Ordbog, in this sense Julestjernen is a proper noun (egennavn) and should be capitalised. As an ordinary noun, julestjerne is a plant (Euphorbia pulcherrima), or a Christmas decoration placed (for example) on top of the Christmas tree.

Noun

julestjernen c

1. definite singular of julestjerne