See also: stjarna

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish stiærna, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɧɛːrˌna/, [ˈɧæːˌɳa]
    • (South Sweden, common in Central Sweden) IPA(key): [ˈx̞ʷ-]
    • (common in North Sweden, variant in Central Sweden) IPA(key): [ˈʂ-]
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Noun edit

stjärna c

  1. a star (celestial body)
    • 1909, “När det lider mot jul (Det strålar en stjärna) [When Christmas is approaching (A star is shining [beaming, shining strongly – see stråle])]”, Jeanna Oterdahl (lyrics), Ruben Liljefors (music):
      Det strålar en stjärna, förunderligt blid. I öster på himlen hon står. Hon [har] (implied from supine, but rare phrasing) lyst över världenes [världens] oro och strid, i nära tvåtusende [tvåtusen] år.
      A star is shining, wondrously gentle. In the east in the sky she is [stands]. She has shone over the world's turmoil and strife [unrest and battle], for close to two thousand years.
  2. a star (famous or talented person)
  3. (geometry) a star
  4. star (horse facial marking)
    Synonym: stjärn

Inflection edit

Declension of stjärna 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stjärna stjärnan stjärnor stjärnorna
Genitive stjärnas stjärnans stjärnors stjärnornas

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