From Fröbel + Stern (“star”). Named after Friedrich Fröbel (1782–1852), the inventor of kindergarten who encouraged paper-folding as a technique of early child education.
Fröbelstern m (strong, genitive Fröbelsternes or Fröbelsterns, plural Fröbelsterne)
singular | plural | ||||
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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 rare, see notes.