Dreigestirn
German
Etymology
drei (“three”) + Gestirn (“star, constellation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Drei‧ge‧stirn
Noun
Dreigestirn n (genitive Dreigestirns, plural Dreigestirne)
- (dated) constellation of three stars
- (often humorously) group of three
- group of three figures in the carnival customs of Cologne: Prinz (“prince”), Bauer (“peasant”) and Jungfrau (“virgin”)
Declension
Declension of Dreigestirn
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Dreigestirn | die | Dreigestirne |
genitive | eines | des | Dreigestirns | der | Dreigestirne |
dative | einem | dem | Dreigestirn | den | Dreigestirnen |
accusative | ein | das | Dreigestirn | die | Dreigestirne |
Related terms
- Stern
Further reading
Dreigestirn on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de - Dreigestirn in Duden online
- “Dreigestirn” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache