Planet

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See also: planet, planèt, and plånet

German

Die Erde ist einer von neun/acht Planeten, welche die Sonne umkreisen.

Etymology

A loanword from Latin planeta, planetes, from Ancient Greek πλανήτης (planḗtēs), a variant of πλάνης (plánēs, wanderer). The German term Wandelstern is a calque of the former.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaˈneːt/
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Noun

Planet m (weak, genitive Planeten, plural Planeten)

  1. (astronomy) planet
    Synonyms: Wandelstern m; (obsolete) Irrstern m
    Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten.
    My father explains our nine planets to me every Sunday. (A mnemonic to remember the order of Merkur, Venus, Erde, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptun, Pluto)

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See also

Further reading

  • Planet” in Duden online
  • Planet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

Borrowed from German Planete.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /plaˈneːt/
  • Rhymes: -eːt
  • Hyphenation: Pla‧net

Noun

Planet m (nominative plural Planete)

  1. planet
    Die Ëxistenz fun Leve in annere Planete is meghlich.
    The existence of life in other planets is possible.

Declension

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Planet”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 124