stjerne

stjerne

Danish

Alternative forms

• stjærne (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna (“star”), from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stjɛrnə/, [ˈsd̥jæɐ̯nə]

Noun

stjerne c (singular definite stjernen, plural indefinite stjerner)

1. star

Declension

Declension of stjerne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stjerne	stjernen	stjerner	stjernerne
genitive	stjernes	stjernens	stjerners	stjernernes

References

• “stjerne” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Stjerne (person) from English star

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstjæːɳə/

Noun

stjerne f or m (definite singular stjerna or stjernen, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)

1. star (a luminous celestial body)
2. star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)
3. star (quality rating symbol)
4. star (famous person, such as a film star, pop star etc.)

Derived terms

• Davidsstjerne
• filmstjerne
• popstjerne
• stjernebilde
• stjernehimmel
• stjernehop
• stjerneskudd
• stjernespekket
• stjernestøv
• stjernetegn

 

References

• “stjerne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stjarna; the meaning of "famous person" from English star

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stjɛrnə/

Noun

stjerne f (definite singular stjerna, indefinite plural stjerner, definite plural stjernene)

1. a star (celestial body)
2. a star (a stylised symbol or object representing a star)
3. a star (quality rating symbol)
4. a star (famous person, such as a film star, pop star etc)

Derived terms

• filmstjerne
• popstjerne
• stjernehimmel
• stjernehop
• stjernestøv

 

References

• “stjerne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.