stjarna
See also: stjärna
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
stjarna f (genitive singular stjörnu, nominative plural stjörnur)
DeclensionEdit
declension of stjarna
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stjarna | stjarnan | stjörnur | stjörnurnar |
| accusative | stjörnu | stjörnuna | stjörnur | stjörnurnar |
| dative | stjörnu | stjörnunni | stjörnum | stjörnunum |
| genitive | stjörnu | stjörnunnar | stjarna | stjarnanna |
Derived termsEdit
Old NorseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”). Cognate with Old English steorra, Old Frisian stēra, Old Saxon sterro, Old Dutch sterno, sterro, Old High German sterno, sterro, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō).
NounEdit
stjarna f (genitive stjǫrnu, plural stjǫrnur)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of stjarna (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stjarna | stjarnan | stjǫrnur | stjǫrnurnar |
| accusative | stjǫrnu | stjǫrnuna | stjǫrnur | stjǫrnurnar |
| dative | stjǫrnu | stjǫrnunni | stjǫrnum | stjǫrnunum |
| genitive | stjǫrnu | stjǫrnunnar | stjarnna | stjarnnanna |
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: stjarna
- Faroese: stjørna
- Norn: sterna
- Norwegian: stjerne
- Old Swedish: stiærna
- Swedish: stjärna
- Old Danish: stiærnæ
- Danish: stjerne
- Elfdalian: stienna
- Gutnish: stjännå, stjänne
- Scanian: stjærna
- → Middle English: sterne, stern, starne, starn, sterrne, steorrne
ReferencesEdit
- “stjarna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press