Fröbelstern
German
Etymology
From Fröbel + Stern (“star”). Named for Friedrich Fröbel, the inventor of kindergarten who encouraged paper-folding as a technique of early child education.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfʁøːbəlˌʃtɛʁn]
Noun
Fröbelstern m (genitive Fröbelsterns or Fröbelsternes, plural Fröbelsterne)
- A Froebel star, a 16-pointed star made of folded paper and used as an Advent and Christmas decoration.
Declension
Declension of Fröbelstern
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Fröbelstern | die | Fröbelsterne |
| genitive | eines | des | Fröbelsternes, Fröbelsterns | der | Fröbelsterne |
| dative | einem | dem | Fröbelstern, Fröbelsterne1 | den | Fröbelsternen |
| accusative | einen | den | Fröbelstern | die | Fröbelsterne |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Further reading
- Fröbelstern in Duden online